Where does “ohratärkkelys” come from?

ohratärkkelys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tärkkelys, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

ohratärkkelys (Finnish): barley starch

Definitions

  1. barley starch

Ancestry of “ohratärkkelys”, step by step

ohratärkkelys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tärkkelys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtärkkelysstarch
2Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
3Swedishstärkstrong
4Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
5Old Norsesterkrstrong
6Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
7Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish ohra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrabarley
2Proto-Finnicocrabarley
3Proto-Balticaśrassharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz
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