Where does “jemeningerbiili” come from?
jemeningerbiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish gerbiili, from English gerbil, from French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع.
jemeningerbiili (Finnish): black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
Definitions
- black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
Ancestry of “jemeningerbiili”, step by step
jemeningerbiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gerbiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gerbiili | gerbil rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae |
| 2 | English | gerbil | One of several species of small, jumping, murine... |
| 3 | French | gerbille | gerbil |
| 4 | Latin | gerbo | — |
| 5 | Arabic | جَرْبُوع | — |
via Finnish Jemen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Jemen | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلْيَمَن | — |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | yamīn- | right, right hand; a side, boundary or district;... |
| 4 | Proto-Afroasiatic | yamin- | right hand |