Where does “ratsastusurheilu” come from?

ratsastusurheilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ratsastus, from Finnish ratsastaa, from Finnish ratsailla, from Finnish ratsata, from Finnish ratsia, from Swedish razzia, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة.

ratsastusurheilu (Finnish): equestrianism, equestrian sport, horse riding sport

Definitions

  1. equestrianism, equestrian sport, horse riding sport

Ancestry of “ratsastusurheilu”, step by step

ratsastusurheilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsastushorseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...
2FinnishratsastaaTo ride
3Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
4Finnishratsatato raid
5Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
6Swedishrazziaraid
7Frenchrazziaraid
8Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة

via Finnish urheilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheilusports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports
2Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
3Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
5Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
6Proto-Uralic-le-
Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّةEvery word from French razziaEvery word from Swedish razzia