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Where does “oras” come from?

oras (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.

oras (Finnish): shoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay,...

Definitions

  1. shoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay,...

Ancestry of “oras”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oras”

  • orasyökkönen
  • orastoukka
  • oraspelto
  • orastus
  • orastaa
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