Where does “oravannahkakauppa” come from?

oravannahkakauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish oravannahka, from Finnish orava, 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.

oravannahkakauppa (Finnish): barter

Definitions

  1. barter

Ancestry of “oravannahkakauppa”, step by step

oravannahkakauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oravannahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoravannahkasquirrel fur; money; vair
2Finnishoravasquirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
3Proto-Finnicorabasquirrel
4Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →