Where does “ruevtieraajroe” come from?

ruevtieraajroe (Southern Sami) comes from Southern Sami ruevtie, from Proto-Samic ruovtē, from Proto-Samic rawta, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruevtieraajroe (Southern Sami): railroad

Definitions

  1. railroad

Ancestry of “ruevtieraajroe”, step by step

ruevtieraajroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Southern Sami ruevtie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Samiruevtieiron
2Proto-Samicruovtēiron
3Proto-Samicrawta—
4Proto-Germanicraudazred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Southern Sami raajroe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Samiraajroeline of reindeer
2Proto-Samicrājδōline of reindeer
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic raudaz →