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Where does “ruotsalaistaa” come from?

ruotsalaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ruotsalainen, 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.

ruotsalaistaa (Finnish): to make Swedish

Definitions

  1. to make Swedish

Ancestry of “ruotsalaistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRuotsalainen—
2FinnishruotsiSwedish
3Proto-Finnic*roocci—
4Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
5Old Norseróðr—
6Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ruotsalaistaa”

  • ruotsalaistua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →