Where does “orapihlaja-aita” come from?

orapihlaja-aita (Finnish) comes from Finnish orapihlaja, 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-aita (Finnish): hawthorn hedge

Definitions

  1. hawthorn hedge

Ancestry of “orapihlaja-aita”, step by step

orapihlaja-aita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orapihlaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorapihlajahawthorn
2Finnishorathorn
3Proto-Finnicoraawl
4Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →