Where does “häntälepakko” come from?

häntälepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

häntälepakko (Finnish): mouse-tailed bat bat of the genus

Definitions

  1. mouse-tailed bat bat of the genus

Ancestry of “häntälepakko”, step by step

häntälepakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via Finnish lepakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepakkobat; lesbian, dyke

Words derived from “häntälepakko”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →
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