Where does “isojuovapäästäinen” come from?

isojuovapäästäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästäinen, from Finnish päästää, from Finnish päästä, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

isojuovapäästäinen (Finnish): greater stripe-backed shrew, Sorex cylindricauda species of shrew endemic to central China

Definitions

  1. greater stripe-backed shrew, Sorex cylindricauda species of shrew endemic to central China

Ancestry of “isojuovapäästäinen”, step by step

isojuovapäästäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päästäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästäinenshrew
2Finnishpäästääto let; to emit, give off; to temper
3Finnishpäästäto get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be...
4Finnishpäähead; end, tip
5Proto-Finnicpäähead
6Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →