Where does “aasiantiikerihyttynen” come from?
aasiantiikerihyttynen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiikeri, from Swedish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
aasiantiikerihyttynen (Finnish): Asian tiger mosquito, "Aedes albopictus"
Definitions
- Asian tiger mosquito, "Aedes albopictus"
Ancestry of “aasiantiikerihyttynen”, step by step
aasiantiikerihyttynen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tiikeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiikeri | tiger |
| 2 | Swedish | tiger | tiger animal |
| 3 | German | Tiger | tiger |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via Finnish Aasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aasia | of Asia; Asia; Asian |
| 2 | Latin | Āsia | A kind of rye |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 5 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |
via Finnish hyttynen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyttynen | mosquito |