Where does “libyanhaisuhilleri” come from?
libyanhaisuhilleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Libya, from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη, from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠς — a Berber.
libyanhaisuhilleri (Finnish): Saharan striped polecat, Saharan striped weasel, Ictonyx libycus species of mustelid mammal native to northern and southern edges of the Sahara desert
Definitions
- Saharan striped polecat, Saharan striped weasel, Ictonyx libycus species of mustelid mammal native to northern and southern edges of the Sahara desert
Ancestry of “libyanhaisuhilleri”, step by step
libyanhaisuhilleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Libya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Libya | — |
| 2 | Latin | Libya | the African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λιβύη | North Africa |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λῐ́βῠς | a Berber |
via Finnish haisuhilleri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haisuhilleri | zorille, striped polecat, African polecat, Cape polecat, African skunk |
| 2 | Finnish | haisu | stink |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |