Where does “Aurajoki” come from?
Aurajoki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aura, from Finnish Aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
Ancestry of “Aurajoki”, step by step
Aurajoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Aura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aura | plough, plow agricultural tool |
| 2 | Finnish | Aurora | Aurora |
| 3 | Latin | aurōra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | auzōs | dawn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |