Where does “otsonireikä” come from?

otsonireikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish otsoni, from German Ozon, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

otsonireikä (Finnish): ozone hole

Definitions

  1. ozone hole

Ancestry of “otsonireikä”, step by step

otsonireikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsoniozone; first-person singular possessive of otso
2GermanOzonozone
3Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
4Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic óďďō →