Where does “riitajuttu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “riitajuttu”, step by step

riitajuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riita

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

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic riita →Every word from Finnish riita →