Where does “hiirenohra” come from?
hiirenohra (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohra, from Proto-Finnic ocra, from Proto-Baltic aśras — sharp.
hiirenohra (Finnish): wall barley, "Hordeum murinum"
Definitions
- wall barley, "Hordeum murinum"
Ancestry of “hiirenohra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohra | barley |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ocra | barley |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | aśras | sharp |