Where does “rantasaraja” come from?

rantasaraja (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.

rantasaraja (Ingrian): boathouse

Definitions

  1. boathouse

Ancestry of “rantasaraja”, step by step

rantasaraja 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 saraja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansarajashed
2Russianсара́йshed, storage building (small wooden construction)
3Persiansarây—
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