Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “arizonanpäästäinen” come from? arizonanpäästäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästäinen, from Finnish päästää, from Finnish päästä, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
arizonanpäästäinen (Finnish): Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae
Definitions Arizona shrew, Sorex arizonae Ancestry of “arizonanpäästäinen”, step by step arizonanpäästäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päästäinen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish päästäinen shrew 2 Finnish päästää to let; to emit, give off; to temper 3 Finnish päästä to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... 4 Finnish pää head; end, tip 5 Proto-Finnic pää head 6 Proto-Uralic päŋe head
via Finnish Arizona Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Arizona — 2 English Arizona A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix 3 Basque aritz ona good oak 4 Basque aritz Nonstandard spelling of haritz