Where does “hukkakaura” come from?
hukkakaura (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaura, from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ — bamboo.
hukkakaura (Finnish): common wild oats
Ancestry of “hukkakaura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaura | oat, oats |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *qauʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qauʀ | bamboo |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qauʀ | bamboo |