Where does “härkägemssi” come from?

härkägemssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Härkä, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

härkägemssi (Finnish): takin, a goat-antelope of species Budorcas taxicolor

Definitions

  1. takin, a goat-antelope of species Budorcas taxicolor

Ancestry of “härkägemssi”, step by step

härkägemssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Härkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHärkäTaurus a constellation
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish gemssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgemssichamois
2Germangämsechamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
3Middle High Germangemeze—
4Old High Germangamizachamois
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →