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Where does “oka” come from?

oka (Finnish) comes from Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa — oca, Oxalis tuberosa, an edible tuber.

oka (Finnish): thorn, prickle

Definitions

  1. thorn, prickle

Ancestry of “oka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishocagoose, especially of the domestic European...
2Quechuauqaoca, Oxalis tuberosa, an edible tuber

Words derived from “oka”

  • okarausku
  • sulawesinokarotta
  • okapäämato
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