Where does “orastua” come from?

orastua (Finnish) comes from Finnish orastaa, 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.

orastua (Finnish): to sprout

Definitions

  1. to sprout

Ancestry of “orastua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorastaato sprout; to emerge; to dawn
2Finnishorasshoot or shoots of cereal or cultivated hay,...
3Finnishorathorn
4Proto-Finnicoraawl
5Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
8Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →