Where does “madagaskarinrotta” come from?
madagaskarinrotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
madagaskarinrotta (Finnish): Betsileo short-tailed rat, Brachyuromys betsileoensis
Definitions
- Betsileo short-tailed rat, Brachyuromys betsileoensis
Ancestry of “madagaskarinrotta”, step by step
madagaskarinrotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rotta | rat; unemployed person living on welfare |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rotta | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rotte | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via Finnish Madagaskar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Madagaskar | — |
| 2 | French | Madagascar | — |