Where does “ruotsalainen” come from?

ruotsalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ruotsi, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

ruotsalainen (Finnish): Swede; Swedish

Definitions

  1. Swede; Swedish

Ancestry of “ruotsalainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRuotsiof Sweden; Sweden; Swedish
2FinnishruotsiSwedish
3Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
4Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
5Old Norseróðrrowing
6Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →