Where does “omenakaira” come from?
omenakaira (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
omenakaira (Finnish): apple-corer
Ancestry of “omenakaira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaira | auger; Short for jääkaira; core drill |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कार्य | function, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |