Where does “ohrajauhovelli” come from?

ohrajauhovelli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohrajauho, from Finnish ohra, from Proto-Finnic ocra, from Proto-Baltic aśras — sharp.

ohrajauhovelli (Finnish): barley gruel

Definitions

  1. barley gruel

Ancestry of “ohrajauhovelli”, step by step

ohrajauhovelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohrajauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrajauhobarley flour
2Finnishohrabarley
3Proto-Finnicocrabarley
4Proto-Balticaśrassharp

via Finnish velli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelligruel
2Swedishvällinggruel, soup made from cereal, thin porridge
Every word from Proto-Baltic aśras →Every word from Proto-Finnic ocra →Every word from Finnish ohra →