Where does “kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu” come from?
kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierteinen, from Finnish kierre, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu (Finnish): southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
Definitions
- southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
Ancestry of “kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu”, step by step
kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu 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 muurahaiskarhu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muurahaiskarhu | anteater |
| 2 | Finnish | Karhu | A major brand of beer in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | karhu | bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos" |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | karhu | bear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | karheda | rough, coarse |