Where does “kierteishäntämuurahaiskäpy” come from?
kierteishäntämuurahaiskäpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierteinen, from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierteishäntämuurahaiskäpy (Finnish): tree pangolin, "Manis tricuspis"
Definitions
- tree pangolin, "Manis tricuspis"
Ancestry of “kierteishäntämuurahaiskäpy”, step by step
kierteishäntämuurahaiskäpy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierteinen | helical; threaded; having spin |
| 2 | Finnish | kierre | thread; worm; helix; whirl, spiral |
| 3 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish muurahaiskäpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muurahaiskäpy | Any of several species of pangolin, or scaly... |
| 2 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |