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