Where does “aromuurahaiskäpy” come from?

aromuurahaiskäpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahaiskäpy, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

aromuurahaiskäpy (Finnish): ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii

Definitions

  1. ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii

Ancestry of “aromuurahaiskäpy”, step by step

aromuurahaiskäpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muurahaiskäpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuurahaiskäpyAny of several species of pangolin, or scaly...
2Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
3Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

via Finnish aro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharosteppe; humid or swampy meadow or plain
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Finnish muurahainen →