Where does “villikaura” come from?
villikaura (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaura, from Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qauʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qauʀ — bamboo.
villikaura (Finnish): wild oats
Ancestry of “villikaura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaura | oat, oats |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *qauʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qauʀ | bamboo |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qauʀ | bamboo |