Where does “balkaninsokkomyllikäs” come from?
balkaninsokkomyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokkomyllikäs, from Finnish sokko, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.
balkaninsokkomyllikäs (Finnish): lesser blind mole-rat, Nannospalax leucodon
Definitions
- lesser blind mole-rat, Nannospalax leucodon
Ancestry of “balkaninsokkomyllikäs”, step by step
balkaninsokkomyllikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sokkomyllikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sokkomyllikäs | blind mole-rat rodent of the genera |
| 2 | Finnish | sokko | blind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is... |
| 3 | Russian | щека́ | cheek |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *ščeka | cheek |