Where does “etiopianmyllikäs” come from?

etiopianmyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etiopia, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

etiopianmyllikäs (Finnish): northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens species of mole-rat in the genus Tachyoryctes

Definitions

  1. northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens species of mole-rat in the genus Tachyoryctes

Ancestry of “etiopianmyllikäs”, step by step

etiopianmyllikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Etiopia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEtiopiaEthiopian
2LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
3Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία
4Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish myllikäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyllikässpalacid rat-like rodent in the taxonomic family Spalacidae, earlier classified as subgroup of Muridae
2Finnishmyllätäto dig, to rummage, to grub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs