Where does “lammikkokilpikonna” come from?
lammikkokilpikonna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpikonna, from Finnish kilpi, from Proto-Finnic kilpi, from Proto-Germanic hlībō — shelter, covering.
lammikkokilpikonna (Finnish): Philippine forest turtle, Philippine pond turtle, Palawan turtle; bowtie turtle nickname, Siebenrockiella leytensis species of critically endangered freshwater turtle endemic to the Palawan island in the Philippines readily recognizable by a pale white to yellow line traversing across its head behin
Definitions
- Philippine forest turtle, Philippine pond turtle, Palawan turtle; bowtie turtle nickname, Siebenrockiella leytensis species of critically endangered freshwater turtle endemic to the Palawan island in the Philippines readily recognizable by a pale white to yellow line traversing across its head behin
Ancestry of “lammikkokilpikonna”, step by step
lammikkokilpikonna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kilpikonna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilpikonna | turtle, tortoise |
| 2 | Finnish | kilpi | shield, protective armor; shield with route... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kilpi | shield |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlībō | shelter, covering |
via Finnish lammikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lammikko | A puddle; A small pond |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |