Where does “hekko” come from?
hekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hedelmälepakko, from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.
hekko (Finnish): fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae
Definitions
- fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae
Ancestry of “hekko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hedelmälepakko | fruit bat |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |