Where does “intianpikkuliituri” come from?
intianpikkuliituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Intia, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš.
intianpikkuliituri (Finnish): Travancore flying squirrel, Petinomys fuscocapillus
Definitions
- Travancore flying squirrel, Petinomys fuscocapillus
Ancestry of “intianpikkuliituri”, step by step
intianpikkuliituri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Intia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Intia | India |
| 2 | Latin | India | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via Finnish pikkuliituri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikkuliituri | dwarf flying squirrel flying squirrel of the Asian genus Petinomys |
| 2 | Finnish | liituri | flying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family |
| 3 | Finnish | liitää | to sail; to glide; to soar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |