Where does “aavikkopäästäinen” come from?

aavikkopäästäinen (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.

aavikkopäästäinen (Finnish): Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi

Definitions

  1. Crawford's gray shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi

Ancestry of “aavikkopäästäinen”, step by step

aavikkopäästäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aavikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavikkodesert
2Finnishaavaopen, wide; open sea
3EnglishavaAlternative form of kava
4Burmeseအင်းဝ
5BurmeseWa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet
6Palivassarain; year
7Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain

via Finnish päästäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästäinenshrew
2Finnishpäästääto let; to emit, give off; to temper
3Finnishpäästäto get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be...
4Finnishpäähead; end, tip
5Proto-Finnicpäähead
6Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-mEvery word from Sanskrit वर्ष