Where does “kannushäntäkenguru” come from?
kannushäntäkenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannus, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Ancestry of “kannushäntäkenguru”, step by step
kannushäntäkenguru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kannus | spur |
| 2 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |