Where does “korvasiippa” come from?

korvasiippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish korva, from Proto-Finnic korva — ear; side part; handle.

korvasiippa (Finnish): Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii

Definitions

  1. Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii

Ancestry of “korvasiippa”, step by step

korvasiippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

via Finnish siippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiippaspouse; Any bat of the subfamily Vespertilioninae...
2Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
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