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
- The quality of having jug ears
Ancestry of “hörökorvaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hörökorvainen | jug-eared |
| 2 | Finnish | hörökorva | A jug-eared person; Each of the pair of jug ears |
| 3 | Finnish | höröttää | to chortle |
| 4 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |