Where does “karhotaskuhiiri” come from?
karhotaskuhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish taskuhiiri, from Finnish tasku, from Old Swedish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca- — self-.
karhotaskuhiiri (Finnish): coarse-haired pocket mouse rodent of the genus
Definitions
- coarse-haired pocket mouse rodent of the genus
Ancestry of “karhotaskuhiiri”, step by step
karhotaskuhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taskuhiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taskuhiiri | pocket mouse rodent of the subfamily Prognathinae of the family Heteromyidae - pocket mice and kangaroo rats |
| 2 | Finnish | tasku | |
| 3 | Old Swedish | taska | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 6 | Translingual | da | — |
| 7 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 8 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 9 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 13 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 15 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |