Where does “himalajanrotta” come from?

himalajanrotta (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.

himalajanrotta (Finnish): Himalayan field rat, Rattus nitidus

Definitions

  1. Himalayan field rat, Rattus nitidus

Ancestry of “himalajanrotta”, step by step

himalajanrotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Himalaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHimalajaHimalaya
2SanskritहिमालयThe Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range;...
3Sanskritहिमcold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →