Where does “korvanreikä” come from?

korvanreikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.

korvanreikä (Finnish): earhole

Definitions

  1. earhole

Ancestry of “korvanreikä”, step by step

korvanreikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →
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