Where does “Rantamäki” come from?

Rantamäki (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “Rantamäki”, step by step

Rantamäki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrantashore, coast
2Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Ingrian mäki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmäkimountain
2Proto-Finnicmäkihill, mountain
3Proto-Uralicmäki—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →