Where does “harkkorauta” come from?

harkkorauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish harkko, from Finnish harkki, from Proto-Finnic harkki.

harkkorauta (Finnish): pig iron cast into ingots

Definitions

  1. pig iron cast into ingots

Ancestry of “harkkorauta”, step by step

harkkorauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkkobar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry...
2Finnishharkkitow distaff; Synonym of hara
3Proto-Finnicharkki—

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finnic harkki →Every word from Finnish harkki →Every word from Finnish harkko →
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