Where does “himalajankorppikotka” come from?
himalajankorppikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish Himalaja, from Sanskrit हिमालय, from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
himalajankorppikotka (Finnish): Himalayan griffon vulture, Gyps himalayensis
Definitions
- Himalayan griffon vulture, Gyps himalayensis
Ancestry of “himalajankorppikotka”, step by step
himalajankorppikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Himalaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Himalaja | Himalaya |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिमालय | The Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिम | cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Finnish korppikotka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korppikotka | Old World vulture; vulture |
| 2 | Finnish | Korppi | the constellation Corvus, the Crow |
| 3 | Old Swedish | korper | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | korpr | raven |