Where does “kääpiöliituri” come from?
kääpiöliituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kääpiöliituri (Finnish): lesser pygmy flying squirrel, Petaurillus emiliae
Definitions
- lesser pygmy flying squirrel, Petaurillus emiliae
Ancestry of “kääpiöliituri”, step by step
kääpiöliituri 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 liituri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liituri | flying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family |
| 2 | Finnish | liitää | to sail; to glide; to soar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |