Where does “suuriruhtinas” come from?

suuriruhtinas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruhtinas, from Proto-Finnic ruhtinas, from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

suuriruhtinas (Finnish): grand duke

Definitions

  1. grand duke

Ancestry of “suuriruhtinas”, step by step

suuriruhtinas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruhtinas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruhtinasprince
2Proto-Finnicruhtinasleader, lord
3Proto-Germanicdruhtinazleader, lord
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Finnish suuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-—

Words derived from “suuriruhtinas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz →