Where does “isorottasiili” come from?

isorottasiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish rottasiili, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

isorottasiili (Finnish): moonrat, greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura mammal related to hedgehogs but resembling rat

Definitions

  1. moonrat, greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura mammal related to hedgehogs but resembling rat

Ancestry of “isorottasiili”, step by step

isorottasiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rottasiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottasiiligymnure, moonrat
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →