Where does “madagaskarinpikkuhiiri” come from?

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

Ancestry of “madagaskarinpikkuhiiri”, step by step

madagaskarinpikkuhiiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiiri

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

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

via Finnish Madagaskar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMadagaskar—
2FrenchMadagascar—
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →