Where does “etelänpehmeähäntätupaija” come from?

etelänpehmeähäntätupaija (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.

etelänpehmeähäntätupaija (Finnish): Bornean smooth-tailed tree shrew, Dendrogale melanura

Definitions

  1. Bornean smooth-tailed tree shrew, Dendrogale melanura

Ancestry of “etelänpehmeähäntätupaija”, step by step

etelänpehmeähäntätupaija traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etelä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheteläsouth
2SlovakEtela
3EnglishethelThe letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form...
4Middle Englishethelhomeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel
5Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
6Old Englishæþelenoble
7Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
8Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
9Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Finnish tupaija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaijatree shrew
2taxonomic nameTupaia
3Malaytupaisquirrel; tree shrew
4Quechuatupaymeeting, encounter; fight, conflict; sparring

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-alEvery word from Proto-Germanic aþalą