Where does “harmaakuvemyyrä” come from?

harmaakuvemyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaa, from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harmaakuvemyyrä (Finnish): grey red-backed vole

Definitions

  1. grey red-backed vole

Ancestry of “harmaakuvemyyrä”, step by step

harmaakuvemyyrä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharmaagrey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...
2Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
3Proto-Balticśirˀmas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish kuve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvewaist; loins; beef flank
2Proto-Finnickubehgroin
3Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-