Where does “aasiantupsupiikikäs” come from?
aasiantupsupiikikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupsupiikikäs, from Finnish piikikäs, from Finnish piikki, from Swedish spik, from Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic spīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
aasiantupsupiikikäs (Finnish): Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus
Definitions
- Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus
Ancestry of “aasiantupsupiikikäs”, step by step
aasiantupsupiikikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupsupiikikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupsupiikikäs | brush-tailed porcupine Old World porcupine of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | piikikäs | spiky, thorny, spiked |
| 3 | Finnish | piikki | spike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong |
| 4 | Swedish | spik | nail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe... |
| 5 | Old Norse | spíkr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spīkaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |