Where does “isovalevampyyri” come from?

isovalevampyyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish valevampyyri, from Finnish vampyyri, from Swedish vampyr, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

isovalevampyyri (Finnish): greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra

Definitions

  1. greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra

Ancestry of “isovalevampyyri”, step by step

isovalevampyyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valevampyyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalevampyyrifalse vampire bat
2Finnishvampyyrivampire; vampire, vampire bat
3Swedishvampyrvampire
4GermanVampirvampire
5Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
6Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →