Where does “amerikankettukoira” come from?
amerikankettukoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettu, from Finnish kettää, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.
amerikankettukoira (Finnish): American foxhound
Definitions
- American foxhound
Ancestry of “amerikankettukoira”, step by step
amerikankettukoira traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kettu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kettu | red fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu |
| 2 | Finnish | kettää | — |
| 3 | Finnish | kesi | The thin outer layer of skin; Third-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keci | outer skin |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | keδ́e | — |
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish Amerikan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikan | of America, American; America's |