Where does “isokuonopussimäyrä” come from?
isokuonopussimäyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
Ancestry of “isokuonopussimäyrä”, step by step
isokuonopussimäyrä traces back through 3 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 pussimäyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pussimäyrä | bandicoot |
| 2 | Finnish | pussi | bag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket |
| 3 | Old Swedish | pusi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |