Where does “kekomuurahainen” come from?

kekomuurahainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

kekomuurahainen (Finnish): southern wood ant, horse ant

Definitions

  1. southern wood ant, horse ant

Ancestry of “kekomuurahainen”, step by step

kekomuurahainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
2Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

via Finnish keko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkekostack; anthill; heap
2Proto-Finnickekostack (large pile of hay, grain, etc.)

Words derived from “kekomuurahainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Finnish muurahainen →