Where does “ohrana” come from?

ohrana (Finnish) comes from Russian охра́нка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

ohrana (Finnish): Essive singular form of ohra; police,...

Definitions

  1. Essive singular form of ohra; police,...

Ancestry of “ohrana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохра́нкаokhrana "Department for Protecting the Public Security and Order", the secret police force of the Russian Empire operational from 1866 to 1917
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →