Where does “hohtomuura” come from?

hohtomuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish muura, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

hohtomuura (Finnish): glossy antshrike

Definitions

  1. glossy antshrike

Ancestry of “hohtomuura”, step by step

hohtomuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuuraAny bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,...
2Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
3Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

via Finnish hohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohtoshining; gleaming; glowing
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Finnish muurahainen →