Where does “amerikankorvayökkö” come from?
amerikankorvayökkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikankorvayökkö (Finnish): Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Definitions
- Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Ancestry of “amerikankorvayökkö”, step by step
amerikankorvayökkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Finnish korvayökkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korvayökkö | long-eared bat; brown long-eared bat, common... |
| 2 | Finnish | yökkö | bat; night nurse; Synonym of yökkönen |
| 3 | Finnish | yö | period of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |