Where does “ravuri” come from?
ravuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ravata, from Swedish trava, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
ravuri (Finnish): trotter
Ancestry of “ravuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ravata | To trot; To run or trot; To visit frequently, go... |
| 2 | Swedish | trava | to trot |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |