Where does “orava” come from?
orava (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
orava (Finnish): squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
Definitions
- squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
Ancestry of “orava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “orava”