Where does “hyppyrotta” come from?

hyppyrotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hyppyrotta (Finnish): dipodid; Synonym of taskuhyppyrotta

Definitions

  1. dipodid; Synonym of taskuhyppyrotta

Ancestry of “hyppyrotta”, step by step

hyppyrotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyppyjump; leap; vault
2FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
3Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
4Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta
3Middle Low Germanrotte
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “hyppyrotta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-