Where does “hoikkaorava” come from?

hoikkaorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish orava, from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

hoikkaorava (Finnish): slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis

Definitions

  1. slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis

Ancestry of “hoikkaorava”, step by step

hoikkaorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoravasquirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
2Proto-Finnicorabasquirrel
3Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Finnish hoikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoikkaslim; lean
2Proto-Finnichoikkaslim, thin, slender
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →