Where does “kesyhiiri” come from?

kesyhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

kesyhiiri (Finnish): fancy mouse

Definitions

  1. fancy mouse

Ancestry of “kesyhiiri”, step by step

kesyhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish kesy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesytame; domesticated; domestic, as of animals
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →