Where does “juovasukeltaja-antilooppi” come from?
juovasukeltaja-antilooppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
juovasukeltaja-antilooppi (Finnish): Zebra duiker, Cephalophus zebra species of duiker antelope found primarily in Liberia
Definitions
- Zebra duiker, Cephalophus zebra species of duiker antelope found primarily in Liberia
Ancestry of “juovasukeltaja-antilooppi”, step by step
juovasukeltaja-antilooppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juova | stripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active... |
| 2 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Finnish sukeltaja-antilooppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukeltaja-antilooppi | duiker |
| 2 | Afrikaans | duiker | diver; duiker; diver, loon |
| 3 | Dutch | duiker | an underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dukere | — |