Where does “kaktuspeurahiiru” come from?
kaktuspeurahiiru (Finnish) comes from Finnish peurahiiru, from Finnish hiiru, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
kaktuspeurahiiru (Finnish): cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus
Definitions
- cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus
Ancestry of “kaktuspeurahiiru”, step by step
kaktuspeurahiiru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peurahiiru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peurahiiru | deer mouse, deermouse any New World mouse of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | hiiru | New World mouse |
| 3 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |