Where does “elokaura” come from?

elokaura (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaura, from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ — bamboo.

elokaura (Finnish): oat any plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. oat any plant in the genus

Ancestry of “elokaura”, step by step

elokaura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauraoat, oats
2Proto-Oceanic*qauʀbamboo plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqauʀbamboo
4Proto-Austronesianqauʀbamboo

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ →