Where does “ceyloninpitkähäntäpäästäinen” come from?
ceyloninpitkähäntäpäästäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ceylon, from English Ceylon, from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan, from Persian سیلان, from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल, from Sanskrit सिंह.
ceyloninpitkähäntäpäästäinen (Finnish): Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew, Crocidura miya
Definitions
- Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew, Crocidura miya
Ancestry of “ceyloninpitkähäntäpäästäinen”, step by step
ceyloninpitkähäntäpäästäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ceylon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ceylon | — |
| 2 | English | Ceylon | Short for Ceylon tea |
| 3 | Portuguese | Ceilão | Ceylon |
| 4 | Old French | Seilan | — |
| 5 | Persian | سیلان | flow; flux |
| 6 | Pali | sīhaḷa | Sinhalese |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिंहल | the island of Sri Lanka; name of a man; Sri... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सिंह | the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | sinźʰás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sinȷ́ʰás | lion |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *sinǵʰós- | — |