Where does “liejukotilo” come from?
liejukotilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotilo, from Finnish -lö, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
liejukotilo (Finnish): European stream valvata, European valve snail, Valvata piscinalis minute freshwater aquatic gastropod mollusk with gills and an operculum
Definitions
- European stream valvata, European valve snail, Valvata piscinalis minute freshwater aquatic gastropod mollusk with gills and an operculum
Ancestry of “liejukotilo”, step by step
liejukotilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kotilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kotilo | gastropod, mollusc, seashell, snail; the shell of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lö | Front vowel variant of -lo |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish lieju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lieju | mud, mire; gyttja |