Where does “isovyötiäinen” come from?

isovyötiäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isovyötiäinen (Finnish): giant armadillo

Definitions

  1. giant armadillo

Ancestry of “isovyötiäinen”, step by step

isovyötiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish vyötiäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötiäinenarmadillo
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →