Where does “reikärauta” come from?
reikärauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.
reikärauta (Finnish): shooting iron
Ancestry of “reikärauta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reikä | hole; puncture; cavity |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | raika | hole |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rajka | — |