Where does “olkinen” come from?

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

olkinen (Finnish): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “olkinen”, step by step

olkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkistraw; thatch
2Proto-Finnicolkihay

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Finnic olkiEvery word from Finnish olki
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