Where does “ritirinnan” come from?

ritirinnan (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinnan, from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

ritirinnan (Finnish): neck and neck, side by side, abreast very close in progress, as in a race or contest

Definitions

  1. neck and neck, side by side, abreast very close in progress, as in a race or contest

Ancestry of “ritirinnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrinnanin parallel; Alternative form of rinnakkain;...
2Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
3Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →Every word from Finnish rinnan →