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Where does “altainorapihlaja” come from?

altainorapihlaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish orapihlaja, from Finnish ora, from Proto-Finnic ora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

altainorapihlaja (Finnish): A species of hawthorn, Crataegus korolkovii

Definitions

  1. A species of hawthorn, Crataegus korolkovii

Ancestry of “altainorapihlaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorapihlajahawthorn
2Finnishorathorn
3Proto-Finnicoraawl
4Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
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