Where does “kaljumyyrikkö” come from?

kaljumyyrikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish myyrikkö, from Finnish myyrä, from Proto-Finnic mükrä — mole.

kaljumyyrikkö (Finnish): naked mole rat, sand puppy, Heterocephalus glaber

Definitions

  1. naked mole rat, sand puppy, Heterocephalus glaber

Ancestry of “kaljumyyrikkö”, step by step

kaljumyyrikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myyrikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyrikköblesmol, mole-rat, African mole-rat burrowing rodent of the family Bathyergidae native to Sub-Saharan Africa
2Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
3Proto-Finnicmükrämole

via Finnish kalju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaljubald, hairless, furless; bald person, baldy;...
2Finnishkalja-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic mükrä →Every word from Finnish myyrä →Every word from Finnish myyrikkö →