Where does “gaboninmetsähiiri” come from?
gaboninmetsähiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Gabon, from Portuguese gabão, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.
gaboninmetsähiiri (Finnish): Allen's wood mouse, Hylomyscus alleni
Definitions
- Allen's wood mouse, Hylomyscus alleni
Ancestry of “gaboninmetsähiiri”, step by step
gaboninmetsähiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Gabon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Gabon | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | gabão | cloak, overcoat; braggart; boaster |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ão | forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -ão | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
via Finnish metsähiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metsähiiri | field mouse mouse of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |