Where does “riita” come from?

riita (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic riita, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

riita (Finnish): quarrel

Definitions

  1. quarrel

Ancestry of “riita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
2Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “riita”

Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic riita →