Where does “australianvalevampyyri” come from?

australianvalevampyyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish valevampyyri, from Finnish vampyyri, from Swedish vampyr, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

australianvalevampyyri (Finnish): ghost bat, Macroderma gigas

Definitions

  1. ghost bat, Macroderma gigas

Ancestry of “australianvalevampyyri”, step by step

australianvalevampyyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valevampyyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalevampyyrifalse vampire bat
2Finnishvampyyrivampire; vampire, vampire bat
3Swedishvampyrvampire
4GermanVampirvampire
5Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
6Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →