Where does “rituaaliteurastus” come from?

rituaaliteurastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish teurastus, from Finnish teurastaa, from Finnish teuras, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

rituaaliteurastus (Finnish): ritual slaughter

Definitions

  1. ritual slaughter

Ancestry of “rituaaliteurastus”, step by step

rituaaliteurastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teurastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteurastusslaughter killing of animals
2FinnishteurastaaTo slaughter, butcher; To massacre
3FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish rituaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrituaaliA ritual
2Latinrītuālisritual, relating to religious rites
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Germanic þeurazEvery word from Finnish teuras
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