Where does “ristiprosekka” come from?

ristiprosekka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian prosekka, from Russian просека, from Proto-Slavic *prosěka.

ristiprosekka (Ingrian): A cleared path in a forest that crosses another such path

Definitions

  1. A cleared path in a forest that crosses another such path

Ancestry of “ristiprosekka”, step by step

ristiprosekka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian prosekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianprosekkacleared path in a forest
2Russianпросекаglade, clearing; cleared path in a forest
3Proto-Slavic*prosěka—

via Ingrian risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianristicross
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *prosěka →Every word from Russian просека →Every word from Ingrian prosekka →