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
- 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
| 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 |