Where does “kolmijuovamaaorava” come from?

kolmijuovamaaorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish maaorava, from Finnish orava, from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

kolmijuovamaaorava (Finnish): three-striped ground squirrel, Lariscus insignis

Definitions

  1. three-striped ground squirrel, Lariscus insignis

Ancestry of “kolmijuovamaaorava”, step by step

kolmijuovamaaorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maaorava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaaoravachipmunk
2Finnishoravasquirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
3Proto-Finnicorabasquirrel
4Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →
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