Where does “hiirenhäntälepakko” come from?
hiirenhäntälepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.
Ancestry of “hiirenhäntälepakko”, step by step
hiirenhäntälepakko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |
via Finnish hiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |
via Finnish lepakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lepakko | bat; lesbian, dyke |
Words derived from “hiirenhäntälepakko”