Where does “soutelija” come from?

soutelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish soudella, from Finnish soutaa, from Proto-Finnic soutadak, from Proto-Uralic *suxta- — to transport with a boat.

soutelija (Finnish): one who rows around

Definitions

  1. one who rows around

Ancestry of “soutelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsoudellaTo row
2Finnishsoutaato row
3Proto-Finnicsoutadakto row
4Proto-Uralic*suxta-to transport with a boat
Every word from Proto-Uralic *suxta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic soutadak →Every word from Finnish soutaa →