Where does “malaijanhevosenkenkäyökkö” come from?
malaijanhevosenkenkäyökkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malaija, from English Malaya, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.
Ancestry of “malaijanhevosenkenkäyökkö”, step by step
malaijanhevosenkenkäyökkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Malaija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Malaija | Malaya |
| 2 | English | Malaya | — |
| 3 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 4 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 5 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 6 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |
via Finnish hevosenkenkäyökkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hevosenkenkäyökkö | horseshoe bat |
| 2 | Finnish | hevosenkenkä | A horseshoe |
| 3 | Finnish | hevonen | horse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hepoinen | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -inen | -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en |