Where does “ohi” come from?

ohi (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja, from Proto-Germanic ansijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂-.

ohi (Estonian): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “ohi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohja—
2Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ansijō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja →