Where does “jauhobanaaniorava” come from?
jauhobanaaniorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish banaaniorava, from Finnish orava, from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
jauhobanaaniorava (Finnish): plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus
Definitions
- plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus
Ancestry of “jauhobanaaniorava”, step by step
jauhobanaaniorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish banaaniorava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | banaaniorava | plantain squirrel, Callosciurus notatus |
| 2 | Finnish | orava | squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |