Where does “kääpiövirtahepo” come from?

kääpiövirtahepo (Finnish) comes from Finnish virtahepo, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, from Ancient Greek ἵππος, from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

kääpiövirtahepo (Finnish): pygmy hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. pygmy hippopotamus

Ancestry of “kääpiövirtahepo”, step by step

kääpiövirtahepo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virtahepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtahepohippopotamus, "Hippopotamus amphibius"; any...
2Ancient Greekἱπποπόταμοςhippopotamus
3Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
4Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Finnish kääpiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääpiömidget, dwarf; dwarf star, dwarf
2Finnish-ioForms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms...
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos →