Where does “kalliohyppijä” come from?
kalliohyppijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppijä, from Finnish hyppiä, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
kalliohyppijä (Finnish): klipspringer
Definitions
- klipspringer
Ancestry of “kalliohyppijä”, step by step
kalliohyppijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppijä | jumper |
| 2 | Finnish | hyppiä | to jump (around), hop (around), skip; to jump (up and down), bounce |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |