Where does “isohiirenhäntälepakko” come from?
isohiirenhäntälepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
Ancestry of “isohiirenhäntälepakko”, step by step
isohiirenhäntälepakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish hiirenhäntälepakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiirenhäntälepakko | — |
| 2 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |