Where does “rotuhevonen” come from?

rotuhevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotu, from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rotuhevonen (Finnish): purebred horse, thoroughbred horse

Definitions

  1. purebred horse, thoroughbred horse

Ancestry of “rotuhevonen”, step by step

rotuhevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrotubreed; race
2Old East Slavicродъ—
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →