Where does “routavahinko” come from?

routavahinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish routa, from Proto-Finnic routa — frost in the ground.

routavahinko (Finnish): damage caused by ground frost

Definitions

  1. damage caused by ground frost

Ancestry of “routavahinko”, step by step

routavahinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish routa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroutaground frost
2Proto-Finnicroutafrost in the ground

via Finnish vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident
Every word from Proto-Finnic routa →Every word from Finnish routa →