Where does “juovatanrekki” come from?

juovatanrekki (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juovatanrekki (Finnish): streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus

Definitions

  1. streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus

Ancestry of “juovatanrekki”, step by step

juovatanrekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish tanrekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanrekkitenrec
2Frenchtanrectenrec
3Malagasytàndraka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →
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