Where does “idänsokkohiiri” come from?

idänsokkohiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokkohiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

idänsokkohiiri (Finnish): greater mole rat, Spalax microphthalmus

Definitions

  1. greater mole rat, Spalax microphthalmus

Ancestry of “idänsokkohiiri”, step by step

idänsokkohiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sokkohiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokkohiirimole rat
2FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
3Proto-Finnichiirimouse
4Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →