Where does “amerikanvaivaispäästäinen” come from?
amerikanvaivaispäästäinen (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.
amerikanvaivaispäästäinen (Finnish): North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
Definitions
- North American least shrew, Cryptotis parva
Ancestry of “amerikanvaivaispäästäinen”, step by step
amerikanvaivaispäästäinen 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 vaivaispäästäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaivaispäästäinen | Eurasian pygmy shrew |
| 2 | Finnish | päästäinen | shrew |
| 3 | Finnish | päästää | to let; to emit, give off; to temper |
| 4 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 5 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |