Where does “poravasara” come from?

poravasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish pora, from Swedish borr, from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

poravasara (Finnish): rotary hammer

Definitions

  1. rotary hammer

Ancestry of “poravasara”, step by step

poravasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporadrill
2Swedishborrdrill
3Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
4Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

via Finnish vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasarahammer; malleus, hammer
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwaz →