Where does “hamstraajarotta” come from?
hamstraajarotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hamstraaja, from Finnish hamstrata, from Swedish hamstra, from Swedish hamster, from German hamster, from Middle High German hamster, from Old High German hamustro, from Old East Slavic хомѣсторъ — hamster.
hamstraajarotta (Finnish): pouched rat group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae, characterized by having large cheek pouches
Definitions
- pouched rat group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae, characterized by having large cheek pouches
Ancestry of “hamstraajarotta”, step by step
hamstraajarotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hamstraaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hamstraaja | hoarder |
| 2 | Finnish | hamstrata | To hoard |
| 3 | Swedish | hamstra | to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks) |
| 4 | Swedish | hamster | a hamster |
| 5 | German | hamster | singular imperative of hamstern |
| 6 | Middle High German | hamster | hamster |
| 7 | Old High German | hamustro | hamster |
| 8 | Old East Slavic | хомѣсторъ | hamster |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *xoměstorъ | hamster |