Where does “nahkhiir” come from?

nahkhiir (Estonian) comes from Estonian hiir, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

nahkhiir (Estonian): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “nahkhiir”, step by step

nahkhiir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hiir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhiirmouse; computer mouse
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Estonian nahk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannahkskin; leather
2Proto-Finnicnahkaskin; leather
3Proto-Germanicnaskizskin
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Estonian hiir →