Where does “kolorauta” come from?

kolorauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolo, from Proto-Finnic kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ.

Ancestry of “kolorauta”, step by step

kolorauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolo →Every word from Finnish kolo →