Where does “olkikate” come from?

olkikate (Finnish) comes from Finnish olki, from Proto-Finnic olki — hay.

olkikate (Finnish): straw mulch

Definitions

  1. straw mulch

Ancestry of “olkikate”, step by step

olkikate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkistraw; thatch
2Proto-Finnicolkihay

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—
Every word from Proto-Finnic olki →Every word from Finnish olki →