Where does “isoviiksilepakko” come from?
isoviiksilepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isoviiksilepakko (Finnish): big naked-backed bat, Pteronotus gymnonotus South and Central American species of bat
Definitions
- big naked-backed bat, Pteronotus gymnonotus South and Central American species of bat
Ancestry of “isoviiksilepakko”, step by step
isoviiksilepakko 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 viiksilepakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiksilepakko | bat of the family Mormoopidae, known by common names mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats |
| 2 | Finnish | lepakko | bat; lesbian, dyke |