Where does “kääpiökauris” come from?
kääpiökauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kääpiökauris (Finnish): chevrotain
Ancestry of “kääpiökauris”, step by step
kääpiökauris 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 kauris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauris | A mountain goat, more specifically called... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kapris | he-goat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
Words derived from “kääpiökauris”