Where does “orastoukka” come from?
orastoukka (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.
orastoukka (Finnish): cutworm
Ancestry of “orastoukka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | oras | shoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ora | thorn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ora | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ora | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |