Where does “ohrantähkä” come from?
ohrantähkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohra, from Proto-Finnic ocra, from Proto-Baltic aśras — sharp.
ohrantähkä (Finnish): barley ear
Ancestry of “ohrantähkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ohra | barley |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ocra | barley |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | aśras | sharp |