Where does “olkivelli” come from?
olkivelli (Finnish) comes from Finnish olki, from Proto-Finnic olki — hay.
olkivelli (Finnish): straw gruel
Ancestry of “olkivelli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | olki | straw; thatch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | olki | hay |