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Where does “oraspelto” come from?

oraspelto (Finnish) comes from Finnish oras, 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.

oraspelto (Finnish): A cereal or hay field with a growth of shoots

Definitions

  1. A cereal or hay field with a growth of shoots

Ancestry of “oraspelto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorasshoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay,...
2Finnishorathorn
3Proto-Finnicoraawl
4Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
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