Where does “brasilianpallovyötiäinen” come from?
brasilianpallovyötiäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Brasilia, from Portuguese brasil, from Portuguese -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
brasilianpallovyötiäinen (Finnish): Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Definitions
- Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Ancestry of “brasilianpallovyötiäinen”, step by step
brasilianpallovyötiäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Brasilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Brasilia | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | brasil | brazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured |
| 3 | Portuguese | -il | -ile |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish pallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pallo | ball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish vyötiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyötiäinen | armadillo |
| 2 | Finnish | vyö | belt, girdle; band; zone |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vöö | belt |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wiŋä | — |