Where does “rehuohra” come from?

rehuohra (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohra, from Proto-Finnic ocra, from Proto-Baltic aśras — sharp.

rehuohra (Finnish): feed barley

Definitions

  1. feed barley

Ancestry of “rehuohra”, step by step

rehuohra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrabarley
2Proto-Finnicocrabarley
3Proto-Balticaśrassharp

via Finnish rehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehufodder, animal feed
2Proto-Finnicrehugrass
Every word from Proto-Baltic aśrasEvery word from Proto-Finnic ocraEvery word from Finnish ohra