Where does “roikka” come from?
roikka (Finnish) comes from Russian тро́йка, from Russian три, from Macedonian трие, from Proto-Slavic trьje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tríjes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
roikka (Finnish): troika; gang, crowd, group, caboodle; extension...
Definitions
- troika; gang, crowd, group, caboodle; extension...
Ancestry of “roikka”, step by step
roikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тро́йка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тро́йка | a group of three |
| 2 | Russian | три | three; second-person singular imperative... |
| 3 | Macedonian | трие | to rub |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | trьje | three |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tríjes | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Finnish roikkua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | roikkua | To hang; To hang around |