Where does “rantaapu” come from?

rantaapu (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.

rantaapu (Ingrian): help from ashore

Definitions

  1. help from ashore

Ancestry of “rantaapu”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →