Where does “kalliovuortenpuromyyrä” come from?
kalliovuortenpuromyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kalliovuoret, from Finnish Vuori, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
kalliovuortenpuromyyrä (Finnish): water vole, Microtus richardsoni largest of the North American voles
Definitions
- water vole, Microtus richardsoni largest of the North American voles
Ancestry of “kalliovuortenpuromyyrä”, step by step
kalliovuortenpuromyyrä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kalliovuoret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kalliovuoret | The Rocky Mountains |
| 2 | Finnish | Vuori | mountain large mass of earth and rock |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish myyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myyrä | cricetid; Cricetidae; vole |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mükrä | mole |
via Finnish puro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puro | streamlet, brook, creek |