Where does “korvareikä” come from?

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

korvareikä (Finnish): earhole

Definitions

  1. earhole

Ancestry of “korvareikä”, step by step

korvareikä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianreikähole
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

via Ingrian korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankorvaear
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Ingrian reikä →