Where does “mäntymaaorava” come from?

mäntymaaorava (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.

mäntymaaorava (Finnish): yellow-pine chipmunk

Definitions

  1. yellow-pine chipmunk

Ancestry of “mäntymaaorava”, step by step

mäntymaaorava 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 mänty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntypine; pine, pinewood; Scots pine, "Pinus...
2Proto-Finnicmäntüpine
3Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →