Where does “hörökorva” come from?

hörökorva (Finnish) comes from Finnish höröttää, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

hörökorva (Finnish): A jug-eared person; Each of the pair of jug ears

Definitions

  1. A jug-eared person; Each of the pair of jug ears

Ancestry of “hörökorva”, step by step

hörökorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höröttää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöröttääto chortle
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

Words derived from “hörökorva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →