Where does “kelta-arosopuli” come from?
kelta-arosopuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopuli, from Russian собо́ль, from Old East Slavic соболь, from Proto-Slavic *sobolь — sable (Martes zibellina).
kelta-arosopuli (Finnish): yellow steppe lemming cricetic rodent of the genus
Definitions
- yellow steppe lemming cricetic rodent of the genus
Ancestry of “kelta-arosopuli”, step by step
kelta-arosopuli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sopuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sopuli | lemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,... |
| 2 | Russian | собо́ль | sable |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | соболь | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *sobolь | sable (Martes zibellina) |