Where does “routainen” come from?
routainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish routa, from Proto-Finnic routa — frost in the ground.
routainen (Finnish): frozen
Ancestry of “routainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | routa | ground frost |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | routa | frost in the ground |