Where does “argentiinanvesirotta” come from?

argentiinanvesirotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Argentiina, from Spanish argentina, from Spanish argentino, from Latin argentinus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ancestry of “argentiinanvesirotta”, step by step

argentiinanvesirotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Argentiina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArgentiina
2Spanishargentinafeminine singular of argentino; female equivalent...
3Spanishargentinosilver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;...
4LatinargentinusArgentinian; silvery
5Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
6Proto-Italicargentomsilver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

via Finnish vesirotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesirottawater rat rat of the genus
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta
4Middle Low Germanrotte
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tómEvery word from Proto-Italic argentom