Where does “olla varaa” come from?

olla varaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

olla varaa (Finnish): to afford

Definitions

  1. to afford

Ancestry of “olla varaa”, step by step

olla varaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
2Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish olla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-