Where does “ohari” come from?

ohari (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohi, from Proto-Finnic ohi, from Proto-Finno-Permic woša.

ohari (Finnish): cheating, swindle, spoof, deception act of not keeping one's promise

Definitions

  1. cheating, swindle, spoof, deception act of not keeping one's promise

Ancestry of “ohari”, step by step

ohari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohipast, beyond; over; by, past
2Proto-Finnicohiside
3Proto-Finno-Permicwoša—

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic woša →Every word from Proto-Finnic ohi →Every word from Finnish ohi →