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Where does “vaaleaorakas” come from?

vaaleaorakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish orakas, from Finnish ora, from Proto-Finnic ora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

vaaleaorakas (Finnish): hedgehog mushroom

Definitions

  1. hedgehog mushroom

Ancestry of “vaaleaorakas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishorakasA tooth fungus, type of mushroom, especially in...
2Finnishorathorn
3Proto-Finnicoraawl
4Proto-Finno-Ugricora—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
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