Where does “rottabaari” come from?

rottabaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish baari, from Swedish bär, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.

rottabaari (Finnish): A box with a poisoned bait for killing rats,...

Definitions

  1. A box with a poisoned bait for killing rats,...

Ancestry of “rottabaari”, step by step

rottabaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish baari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbaaribar; cafeteria
2Swedishbära berry
3EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
4Germanbär
5Middle High Germanbërbear
6Old High GermanberiA berry
7Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
8Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta
3Middle Low Germanrotte
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją