Where does “etelämantereenkihu” come from?
etelämantereenkihu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etelämanner, from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
etelämantereenkihu (Finnish): south polar skua
Definitions
- south polar skua
Ancestry of “etelämantereenkihu”, step by step
etelämantereenkihu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Etelämanner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Etelämanner | — |
| 2 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 3 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 4 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 6 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 7 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |