Where does “orapihlaja” come from?

orapihlaja (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.

orapihlaja (Finnish): hawthorn

Definitions

  1. hawthorn

Ancestry of “orapihlaja”, step by step

orapihlaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ora

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

via Finnish pihlaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihlajarowan, mountain ash, "Sorbus aucuparia"; Any tree...
2Proto-Finnicpihlagarowan
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpićlä—

Words derived from “orapihlaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →