Where does “lehtihäntägekko” come from?
lehtihäntägekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.
lehtihäntägekko (Finnish): satanic leaf-tailed gecko, eyelash leaf-tailed gecko, phantastic leaf-tailed gecko,Uroplatus phantasticus brightly coloured gecko endemic to Madagascar the tail of which resembles a leaf
Definitions
- satanic leaf-tailed gecko, eyelash leaf-tailed gecko, phantastic leaf-tailed gecko,Uroplatus phantasticus brightly coloured gecko endemic to Madagascar the tail of which resembles a leaf
Ancestry of “lehtihäntägekko”, step by step
lehtihäntägekko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |