Where does “hyeenakoira” come from?
hyeenakoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyeena, from Medieval Latin hyena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus — in.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “hyeenakoira”, step by step
hyeenakoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyeena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyeena | hyena |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | hyena | — |
| 3 | Latin | hyaena | a hyena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 6 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 7 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 8 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 9 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |