Where does “isokauris” come from?

isokauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isokauris (Finnish): red deer, "Cervus elaphus"

Definitions

  1. red deer, "Cervus elaphus"

Ancestry of “isokauris”, step by step

isokauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

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

via Finnish kauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaurisA mountain goat, more specifically called...
2Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →