Where does “libyansokkohiiri” come from?

libyansokkohiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokkohiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

libyansokkohiiri (Finnish): "Middle East blind mole rat" or "Palestine mole rat", Spalax (Nannospalax) ehrenbergi

Definitions

  1. "Middle East blind mole rat" or "Palestine mole rat", Spalax (Nannospalax) ehrenbergi

Ancestry of “libyansokkohiiri”, step by step

libyansokkohiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sokkohiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokkohiirimole rat
2FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
3Proto-Finnichiirimouse
4Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish Libya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLibya—
2LatinLibyathe African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans)
3Ancient GreekΛιβύηNorth Africa
4Ancient GreekΛῐ́βῠςa Berber
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →