Where does “aho” come from?

aho (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

aho (Proto-Finnic): abandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest)

Definitions

  1. abandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest)

Ancestry of “aho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “aho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →