Where does “hainaninrottasiili” come from?

hainaninrottasiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish rottasiili, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

hainaninrottasiili (Finnish): Hainan gymnure, Neohylomys hainanensis

Definitions

  1. Hainan gymnure, Neohylomys hainanensis

Ancestry of “hainaninrottasiili”, step by step

hainaninrottasiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rottasiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottasiiligymnure, moonrat
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via English Hainan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHainan—
2Mandarin海南—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →
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