Where does “suonraivaus” come from?

suonraivaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish raivaus, from Finnish raivata, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “suonraivaus”, step by step

suonraivaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raivaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraivausclearance, clearing; Synonym of miinanraivaus
2Finnishraivatato clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...
3Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish suo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuoswamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular...
2FinnishMäkiAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →
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