Where does “ovirauta” come from?

ovirauta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

ovirauta (Ingrian): doorhandle

Definitions

  1. doorhandle

Ancestry of “ovirauta”, step by step

ovirauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Ingrian rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrautairon
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ovi →Every word from Ingrian ovi →