Where does “ratastee” come from?

ratastee (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tee, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

ratastee (Ingrian): suitable weather conditions for driving

Definitions

  1. suitable weather conditions for driving

Ancestry of “ratastee”, step by step

ratastee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianteeway; path
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Ingrian ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrataswheel
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Ingrian tee →