Where does “kääpiökaskelotti” come from?
kääpiökaskelotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kääpiökaskelotti (Finnish): pygmy sperm whale, "Kogia breviceps"
Definitions
- pygmy sperm whale, "Kogia breviceps"
Ancestry of “kääpiökaskelotti”, step by step
kääpiökaskelotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kääpiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääpiö | midget, dwarf; dwarf star, dwarf |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kaskelotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaskelotti | sperm whale |
| 2 | Swedish | kaskelot | cachalot, sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus |