Where does “ryssänuuni” come from?
ryssänuuni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryssä, from Swedish ryss, from Old Swedish ryz, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ryssänuuni (Finnish): a type of stone structure found in Finland and Sweden, likely used as ovens
Definitions
- a type of stone structure found in Finland and Sweden, likely used as ovens
Ancestry of “ryssänuuni”, step by step
ryssänuuni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ryssä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryssä | Russki, Russkie Russian person |
| 2 | Swedish | ryss | a Russian, male person from Russia; a rude,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ryz | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |