Where does “aavikkounikeko” come from?

aavikkounikeko (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.

aavikkounikeko (Finnish): desert dormouse, Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Definitions

  1. desert dormouse, Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Ancestry of “aavikkounikeko”, step by step

aavikkounikeko 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 unikeko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishunikekoA dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-mEvery word from Sanskrit वर्ष