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Where does “havaijinharmaalepakko” come from?

havaijinharmaalepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaalepakko, 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.

havaijinharmaalepakko (Finnish): Hawaiian hoary bat, Lasiurus semotus

Definitions

  1. Hawaiian hoary bat, Lasiurus semotus

Ancestry of “havaijinharmaalepakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharmaalepakkohoary bat
2Finnishharmaagrey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...
3Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
4Proto-Balticśirˀmas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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