Where does “karvasorakas” come from?

karvasorakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish orakas, from Finnish ora, from Proto-Finnic ora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

karvasorakas (Finnish): strawberries and cream, bleeding tooth fungus, Hydnellum beckii

Definitions

  1. strawberries and cream, bleeding tooth fungus, Hydnellum beckii

Ancestry of “karvasorakas”, step by step

karvasorakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishorakasA tooth fungus, type of mushroom, especially in...
2Finnishorathorn
3Proto-Finnicoraawl
4Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Finnish karvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvasbitter; a type of boat used to drag a seine
2Proto-Finnickarvasbitter
3Proto-Germanicharwaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →