Where does “ovenrako” come from?

ovenrako (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

ovenrako (Finnish): chink of a door, door chink

Definitions

  1. chink of a door, door chink

Ancestry of “ovenrako”, step by step

ovenrako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ovi →Every word from Finnish ovi →