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Where does “orahytykkä” come from?

orahytykkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ora, 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.

orahytykkä (Finnish): toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom or...

Definitions

  1. toothed jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom or...

Ancestry of “orahytykkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorathorn
2Proto-Finnicoraawl
3Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
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