Where does “etelänsuosopuli” come from?
etelänsuosopuli (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.
etelänsuosopuli (Finnish): southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Definitions
- southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi
Ancestry of “etelänsuosopuli”, step by step
etelänsuosopuli 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 suosopuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suosopuli | bog lemming cricetic rodent of the genus Synaptomus |
| 2 | Finnish | suo | swamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | Mäki | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 4 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 5 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |