Where does “rotusyrjintä” come from?

rotusyrjintä (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.

rotusyrjintä (Finnish): racial discrimination

Definitions

  1. racial discrimination

Ancestry of “rotusyrjintä”, step by step

rotusyrjintä 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 syrjintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjintädiscrimination
2FinnishsyrjiäTo discriminate against; Partitive plural form...
3Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
4Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
5Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →