Where does “oksavarsta” come from?

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

oksavarsta (Finnish): a stick or beater used to thresh grain, consisting of a flat, rectangular blade with a handle

Definitions

  1. a stick or beater used to thresh grain, consisting of a flat, rectangular blade with a handle

Ancestry of “oksavarsta”, step by step

oksavarsta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oksa

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

via Finnish varsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarstaflail agricultural tool
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa →Every word from Finnish oksa →