Where does “nahkhiir” come from?
nahkhiir (Estonian) comes from Estonian hiir, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
nahkhiir (Estonian): bat
Ancestry of “nahkhiir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | hiir | mouse; computer mouse |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |