Where does “kynsimaaorava” come from?

kynsimaaorava (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.

Ancestry of “kynsimaaorava”, step by step

kynsimaaorava 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 kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
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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