Where does “raajuveräjä” come from?

raajuveräjä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian raaju, from Russian рай, from Proto-Slavic rajь, from Proto-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís — wealth, goods.

raajuveräjä (Ingrian): royal door

Definitions

  1. royal door

Ancestry of “raajuveräjä”, step by step

raajuveräjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian raaju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianraajuheaven, paradise
2Russianрайparadise, heaven
3Proto-Slavicrajьparadise
4Proto-IranianraHíš—
5Proto-Indo-IranianraHíšwealth, property, goods
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁íswealth, goods

via Finnish veräjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveräjägate, wicket; gate
2Old East Slavicверѣꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicverějabar, latch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHíš →Every word from Proto-Iranian raHíš →