Where does “ora” come from?
ora (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic ora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
ora (Finnish): thorn
Ancestry of “ora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ora | awl |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ora | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |