Where does “riihiharava” come from?

riihiharava (Finnish) comes from Finnish riihi, from Proto-Finnic riihi, from Proto-Finnic riŋeše.

riihiharava (Finnish): a type of rake used in a riihi

Definitions

  1. a type of rake used in a riihi

Ancestry of “riihiharava”, step by step

riihiharava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriihiA traditional Scandinavian and Russian grain...
2Proto-Finnicriihicabin for drying and threshing grain
3Proto-Finnicriŋeše—

via Finnish harava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharavarake
2Proto-Finnicharabranch, fork
3Proto-Finno-Permicšara—
Every word from Proto-Finnic riŋeše →Every word from Proto-Finnic riihi →Every word from Finnish riihi →
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