Where does “altainkoivuhiiri” come from?
altainkoivuhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish koivuhiiri, from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.
altainkoivuhiiri (Finnish): Altai birch mouse, Sicista napaea
Definitions
- Altai birch mouse, Sicista napaea
Ancestry of “altainkoivuhiiri”, step by step
altainkoivuhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koivuhiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koivuhiiri | northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina; birch... |
| 2 | Finnish | Koivu | birch deciduous tree of the genus |
| 3 | Finnish | koivu | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | koivu | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kojwa | birch |