Where does “aavikkomara” come from?
aavikkomara (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.
aavikkomara (Finnish): Chacoan mara, Dolichotis salinicola
Definitions
- Chacoan mara, Dolichotis salinicola
Ancestry of “aavikkomara”, step by step
aavikkomara 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 |
via Finnish Mara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Mara | nightmare, mara demon that causes bad dreams |
| 2 | Finnish | Martti | — |
| 3 | Russian | март | March |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | мартъ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | March |
| 6 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |