Where does “kiinanaavikkokissa” come from?
kiinanaavikkokissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish aavikkokissa, from Finnish aavikko, from Finnish aava, from English ava, from Burmese အင်းဝ, from Burmese ဝ, from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष — to rain.
kiinanaavikkokissa (Finnish): Chinese mountain cat
Definitions
- Chinese mountain cat
Ancestry of “kiinanaavikkokissa”, step by step
kiinanaavikkokissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aavikkokissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aavikkokissa | African wildcat, "Felis silvestris lybica" |
| 2 | Finnish | aavikko | desert |
| 3 | Finnish | aava | open, wide; open sea |
| 4 | English | ava | Alternative form of kava |
| 5 | Burmese | အင်းဝ | — |
| 6 | Burmese | ဝ | Wa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet |
| 7 | Pali | vassa | rain; year |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |