Where does “orav” come from?
orav (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
orav (Ludian): squirrel
Ancestry of “orav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |