Where does “kaurakko” come from?

kaurakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaura, from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ — bamboo.

kaurakko (Finnish): oatgrass any plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. oatgrass any plant of the genus

Ancestry of “kaurakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauraoat, oats
2Proto-Oceanic*qauʀbamboo plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqauʀbamboo
4Proto-Austronesianqauʀbamboo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ →