Where does “rautarouva” come from?

rautarouva (Finnish) comes from Finnish rouva, from Middle Low German vrouwe, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rautarouva (Finnish): A strong and powerful female; especially the...

Definitions

  1. A strong and powerful female; especially the...

Ancestry of “rautarouva”, step by step

rautarouva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rouva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrouvalady; madam
2Middle Low Germanvrouwe—
3Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European proHwo- →