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Where does “baijerintunnelimyyrä” come from?

baijerintunnelimyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunneli, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

baijerintunnelimyyrä (Finnish): Bavarian pine vole, Microtus bavaricus

Definitions

  1. Bavarian pine vole, Microtus bavaricus

Ancestry of “baijerintunnelimyyrä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnelitunnel
2EnglishTunnel—
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
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