Where does “orastaa” come from?

orastaa (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.

orastaa (Finnish): to sprout; to emerge; to dawn

Definitions

  1. to sprout; to emerge; to dawn

Ancestry of “orastaa”, step by step

orastaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oras

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

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “orastaa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH
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