Where does “riita-asia” come from?

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

riita-asia (Finnish): (matter of a) dispute

Definitions

  1. (matter of a) dispute

Ancestry of “riita-asia”, step by step

riita-asia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via Finnish asia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
2Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic riita →Every word from Finnish riita →
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