Where does “kiinanliituri” come from?

kiinanliituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish liituri, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

kiinanliituri (Finnish): groove-toothed flying squirrel, North Chinese flying squirrel, Aeretes melanopterus

Definitions

  1. groove-toothed flying squirrel, North Chinese flying squirrel, Aeretes melanopterus

Ancestry of “kiinanliituri”, step by step

kiinanliituri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liituri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliituriflying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Finnish Kiina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKiinaChina; of China; Chinese
2SwedishKinaChina
3Chinese秦—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →