Where does “lyhytkorvagalago” come from?

lyhytkorvagalago (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhyt, from Proto-Finnic lühüt — short.

lyhytkorvagalago (Finnish): northern greater galago, "Otolemur garnettii"

Definitions

  1. northern greater galago, "Otolemur garnettii"

Ancestry of “lyhytkorvagalago”, step by step

lyhytkorvagalago traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

via Finnish galago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgalagogalago
2taxonomic nameGalago—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lühüt →Every word from Finnish lyhyt →