Where does “hörökorvaisuus” come from?

hörökorvaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hörökorvainen, from Finnish hörökorva, from Finnish höröttää, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

hörökorvaisuus (Finnish): The quality of having jug ears

Definitions

  1. The quality of having jug ears

Ancestry of “hörökorvaisuus”, step by step

hörökorvaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hörökorvainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhörökorvainenjug-eared
2FinnishhörökorvaA jug-eared person; Each of the pair of jug ears
3Finnishhöröttääto chortle
4Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
5Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadakEvery word from Finnish ottaa