Where does “hevosjuotikas” come from?

hevosjuotikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish juotikas, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

hevosjuotikas (Finnish): Haemopis sanguisuga, a leech

Definitions

  1. Haemopis sanguisuga, a leech

Ancestry of “hevosjuotikas”, step by step

hevosjuotikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juotikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuotikasleech
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →