Where does “balkaninruohomyyrä” come from?

balkaninruohomyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoho, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

balkaninruohomyyrä (Finnish): Guenther's vole, Microtus guentheri

Definitions

  1. Guenther's vole, Microtus guentheri

Ancestry of “balkaninruohomyyrä”, step by step

balkaninruohomyyrä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
2Proto-Finnicroohograss
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole

via Finnish Balkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBalkan
2Ottoman TurkishبالقانThe Balkan mountains
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-
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