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Where does “celebesinhevosenkenkäyökkö” come from?

celebesinhevosenkenkäyökkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevosenkenkäyökkö, from Finnish hevosenkenkä, from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

celebesinhevosenkenkäyökkö (Finnish): Sulawesi horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus celebensis

Definitions

  1. Sulawesi horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus celebensis

Ancestry of “celebesinhevosenkenkäyökkö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevosenkenkäyökköhorseshoe bat
2FinnishhevosenkenkäA horseshoe
3Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
4Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
5Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
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