Where does “õravõ” come from?

õravõ (Votic) 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.

õravõ (Votic): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “õravõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicorabasquirrel
2Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH →