Where does “riitasointu” come from?
riitasointu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sointu, from Finnish sointua, from Finnish soida, from Proto-Finnic soidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śoje.
riitasointu (Finnish): discord, dissonance
Ancestry of “riitasointu”, step by step
riitasointu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sointu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sointu | chord |
| 2 | Finnish | sointua | to harmonize, to tune; Partitive singular form... |
| 3 | Finnish | soida | to sound; to ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | soidak | to sound, to ring (to produce a sound) |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śoje | — |
via Finnish riita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riita | quarrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | riita | quarrel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |
Words derived from “riitasointu”