Where does “bolivianpäästäisopossumi” come from?
bolivianpäästäisopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
bolivianpäästäisopossumi (Finnish): pygmy short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis kunsi
Definitions
- pygmy short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis kunsi
Ancestry of “bolivianpäästäisopossumi”, step by step
bolivianpäästäisopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Bolivia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Bolivia | Bolivia's |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 4 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 5 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish päästäisopossumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päästäisopossumi | short-tailed opossum opossum of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | päästäinen | shrew |
| 3 | Finnish | päästää | to let; to emit, give off; to temper |
| 4 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 5 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |