Where does “hopeakarvayökkö” come from?

hopeakarvayökkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yökkö, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

hopeakarvayökkö (Finnish): silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans

Definitions

  1. silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans

Ancestry of “hopeakarvayökkö”, step by step

hopeakarvayökkö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yökkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyökköbat; night nurse; Synonym of yökkönen
2Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish hopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeasilver
2Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
3Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →