Where does “isoputkikuono” come from?
isoputkikuono (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isoputkikuono (Finnish): greater tube-nosed bat, Murina leucogaster
Definitions
- greater tube-nosed bat, Murina leucogaster
Ancestry of “isoputkikuono”, step by step
isoputkikuono 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 putkikuono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | putkikuono | tube-snout, tubesnout, Aulorhynchus flavidus;... |
| 2 | Finnish | putki | tube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pucki | plant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pučke | hollow plant stalk |