Where does “ohravelli” come from?

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

ohravelli (Finnish): barley gruel

Definitions

  1. barley gruel

Ancestry of “ohravelli”, step by step

ohravelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrabarley
2Proto-Finnicocrabarley
3Proto-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 →