Where does “liito-orava” come from?
liito-orava (Finnish) comes 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.
liito-orava (Finnish): flying squirrel; Siberian flying squirrel,...
Definitions
- flying squirrel; Siberian flying squirrel,...
Ancestry of “liito-orava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | orava | squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “liito-orava”