Where does “harmaalenkko” come from?
harmaalenkko (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.
harmaalenkko (Finnish): grey flying fox, Pteropus griseus
Definitions
- grey flying fox, Pteropus griseus
Ancestry of “harmaalenkko”, step by step
harmaalenkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish lenkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lenkko | flying fox large Australasian bat of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | lentävä koira | flying fox |
| 3 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 4 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 5 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 6 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |