Where does “idänolkalepakko” come from?

idänolkalepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish itä, from Proto-Finnic itä, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.

idänolkalepakko (Finnish): Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus labiatus

Definitions

  1. Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus labiatus

Ancestry of “idänolkalepakko”, step by step

idänolkalepakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

via Finnish olkalepakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkalepakkoepauletted fruit bat
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itä →Every word from Finnish itä →