Where does “sotaratsu” come from?
sotaratsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sota, from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.
sotaratsu (Finnish): warhorse
Ancestry of “sotaratsu”, step by step
sotaratsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sota | war; warfare; military, war- |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sota | war, conflict |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śoďa | war |
via Finnish ratsu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ratsu | riding horse or other animal used for riding;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |