Where does “etelänlyhythäntäpäästäinen” come from?
etelänlyhythäntäpäästäinen (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
etelänlyhythäntäpäästäinen (Finnish): southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) gray, short-tailed shrew with venomous saliva that inhabits the eastern United States
Definitions
- southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) gray, short-tailed shrew with venomous saliva that inhabits the eastern United States
Ancestry of “etelänlyhythäntäpäästäinen”, step by step
etelänlyhythäntäpäästäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish lyhythäntäpäästäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhythäntäpäästäinen | short-tailed shrew shrew of the genera |
| 2 | Finnish | päästäinen | shrew |
| 3 | Finnish | päästää | to let; to emit, give off; to temper |
| 4 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 5 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |