Where does “kalifornianpeurahiiru” come from?
kalifornianpeurahiiru (Finnish) comes from Finnish peurahiiru, from Finnish hiiru, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
kalifornianpeurahiiru (Finnish): California mouse, Peromyscus californicus
Definitions
- California mouse, Peromyscus californicus
Ancestry of “kalifornianpeurahiiru”, step by step
kalifornianpeurahiiru 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 |
via Finnish Kalifornia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kalifornia | California's |
| 2 | English | California | A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California |
| 3 | Spanish | California | — |