Where does “kauralese” come from?

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

kauralese (Finnish): oat bran

Definitions

  1. oat bran

Ancestry of “kauralese”, step by step

kauralese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauraoat, oats
2Proto-Oceanic*qauʀbamboo plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqauʀbamboo
4Proto-Austronesianqauʀbamboo

via Finnish lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlesebran; Indicative present connegative form of...
2FinnishlestäTo refine grains
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
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