Where does “intiantöyhtöhännäkkö” come from?

intiantöyhtöhännäkkö (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.

intiantöyhtöhännäkkö (Finnish): wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Chaerephon plicatus

Definitions

  1. wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Chaerephon plicatus

Ancestry of “intiantöyhtöhännäkkö”, step by step

intiantöyhtöhännäkkö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Intia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIntiaIndia
2LatinIndia
3Ancient GreekἸνδία
4Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
6Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
7Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
8Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
9Sanskritसिन्धु॑

via Finnish hännäkkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhännäkköfree-tailed bat bat of the family
2Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
3Proto-Finnichäntätail
4Proto-Uralicčänčä

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰušEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ