Where does “riitaisa” come from?

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

riitaisa (Finnish): quarrelsome

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome

Ancestry of “riitaisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic riita →Every word from Finnish riita →