Where does “isoviiksisiippa” come from?
isoviiksisiippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isoviiksisiippa (Finnish): Brandt's bat
Definitions
- Brandt's bat
Ancestry of “isoviiksisiippa”, step by step
isoviiksisiippa 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 viiksisiippa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiksisiippa | whiskered bat |
| 2 | Finnish | siippa | spouse; Any bat of the subfamily Vespertilioninae... |
| 3 | Finnish | siipi | wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or... |