Where does “oksakiehkura” come from?

oksakiehkura (Finnish) comes from Finnish oksa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa.

oksakiehkura (Finnish): whorl of branches

Definitions

  1. whorl of branches

Ancestry of “oksakiehkura”, step by step

oksakiehkura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
3Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—

via Finnish kiehkura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiehkuralock, wreath, plume
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa →Every word from Finnish oksa →