Where does “koivuhiiri” come from?
koivuhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.
koivuhiiri (Finnish): northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina; birch...
Definitions
- northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina; birch...
Ancestry of “koivuhiiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Koivu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | koivu | birch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koivu | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kojwa | birch |