Where does “ohraruumen” come from?

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

ohraruumen (Finnish): barley husk

Definitions

  1. barley husk

Ancestry of “ohraruumen”, step by step

ohraruumen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrabarley
2Proto-Finnicocrabarley
3Proto-Balticaśrassharp

via Finnish ruumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumenchaff, husk
2Proto-Finnicruumenchaff, husk (inedible parts removed from cereal during threshing)
Every word from Proto-Baltic aśras →Every word from Proto-Finnic ocra →Every word from Finnish ohra →