Where does “kalifornianruohomyyrä” come from?
kalifornianruohomyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruohomyyrä, from Finnish ruoho, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
kalifornianruohomyyrä (Finnish): California vole, Microtus californicus
Definitions
- California vole, Microtus californicus
Ancestry of “kalifornianruohomyyrä”, step by step
kalifornianruohomyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruohomyyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruohomyyrä | meadow vole vole of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
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 | — |