Where does “aavikkojerbo” come from?
aavikkojerbo (Finnish) comes from Finnish aavikko, from Finnish aava, from English ava, from Burmese အင်းဝ, from Burmese ဝ, from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m — to rain.
aavikkojerbo (Finnish): Synonym of aavikkorotta
Definitions
- Synonym of aavikkorotta
Ancestry of “aavikkojerbo”, step by step
aavikkojerbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aavikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aavikko | desert |
| 2 | Finnish | aava | open, wide; open sea |
| 3 | English | ava | Alternative form of kava |
| 4 | Burmese | အင်းဝ | — |
| 5 | Burmese | ဝ | Wa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet |
| 6 | Pali | vassa | rain; year |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |