Where does “himalajanmurmeli” come from?
himalajanmurmeli (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.
himalajanmurmeli (Finnish): Himalayan marmot
Definitions
- Himalayan marmot
Ancestry of “himalajanmurmeli”, step by step
himalajanmurmeli 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 | — |