Where does “arokoivuhiiri” come from?
arokoivuhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish koivuhiiri, from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.
Ancestry of “arokoivuhiiri”, step by step
arokoivuhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koivuhiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koivuhiiri | northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina; birch... |
| 2 | Finnish | Koivu | birch deciduous tree of the genus |
| 3 | Finnish | koivu | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | koivu | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kojwa | birch |