Where does “argentiinanvyötiäinen” come from?
argentiinanvyötiäinen (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.
argentiinanvyötiäinen (Finnish): southern long-nosed armadillo
Definitions
- southern long-nosed armadillo
Ancestry of “argentiinanvyötiäinen”, step by step
argentiinanvyötiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Argentiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Argentiina | — |
| 2 | Spanish | argentina | feminine singular of argentino; female equivalent... |
| 3 | Spanish | argentino | silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;... |
| 4 | Latin | argentinus | Argentinian; silvery |
| 5 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |
via Finnish vyötiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyötiäinen | armadillo |
| 2 | Finnish | vyö | belt, girdle; band; zone |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vöö | belt |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wiŋä | — |