Where does “kiinanhillerimäyrä” come from?
kiinanhillerimäyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kiina, from Swedish Kina, from Chinese 秦.
kiinanhillerimäyrä (Finnish): Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata
Definitions
- Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata
Ancestry of “kiinanhillerimäyrä”, step by step
kiinanhillerimäyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kiina | China; of China; Chinese |
| 2 | Swedish | Kina | China |
| 3 | Chinese | 秦 | — |
via Finnish hillerimäyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillerimäyrä | ferret-badger mustelid of the genus Melogale |
| 2 | Finnish | mäyrä | The Eurasian badger or European badger; Any of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mäkrä | badger |