Where does “olla” come from?

olla (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olla (Karelian): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “olla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicoldakto be
2Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →
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