Where does “roilokone” come from?
roilokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish roilo, from Finnish railo, from Finnish Raita, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
roilokone (Finnish): wall chaser
Definitions
- wall chaser
Ancestry of “roilokone”, step by step
roilokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish roilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | roilo | chase trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing drainpipes or wiring |
| 2 | Finnish | railo | crack, crevasse on ice |
| 3 | Finnish | Raita | stripe, band long strip of a colour or material |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |