Where does “homekoira” come from?
homekoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
homekoira (Finnish): mold dog dog that can sniff out mold
Definitions
- mold dog dog that can sniff out mold
Ancestry of “homekoira”, step by step
homekoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | home | mildew, mold |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | homeh | mildew, mold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swammaz | sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swombʰ- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;... |