Where does “sikarotu” come from?

sikarotu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotu, from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

sikarotu (Finnish): breed of pig

Definitions

  1. breed of pig

Ancestry of “sikarotu”, step by step

sikarotu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrotubreed; race
2Old East Slavicродъ—
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Finnish Sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →