Where does “jättimuura” come from?
jättimuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jättimuura (Finnish): giant antshrike, Batara cinerea
Definitions
- giant antshrike, Batara cinerea
Ancestry of “jättimuura”, step by step
jättimuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätti | giant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;... |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Finnish muura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 2 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |