Where does “ruisolki” come from?

ruisolki (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian olki, from Proto-Finnic olki — hay.

ruisolki (Ingrian): straw of rye

Definitions

  1. straw of rye

Ancestry of “ruisolki”, step by step

ruisolki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian olki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianolkistraw
2Proto-Finnicolkihay

via Ingrian ruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianruisrye
Every word from Proto-Finnic olkiEvery word from Ingrian olki
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