Where does “rajapatsas” come from?

rajapatsas (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

rajapatsas (Ingrian): goalpost

Definitions

  1. goalpost

Ancestry of “rajapatsas”, step by step

rajapatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian raja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrajaborder; boundary
2Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →