Where does “eskimokoira” come from?
eskimokoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
eskimokoira (Finnish): Synonym of grönlanninkoira; Synonym of...
Definitions
- Synonym of grönlanninkoira; Synonym of...
Ancestry of “eskimokoira”, step by step
eskimokoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eskimo | Eskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko |
| 2 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 3 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 4 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |