Where does “malesianorava” come from?
malesianorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malesia, from Malay Malaysia, from English Malaysia, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw.
malesianorava (Finnish): slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis
Definitions
- slender squirrel, Sundasciurus tenuis
Ancestry of “malesianorava”, step by step
malesianorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Malesia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Malesia | — |
| 2 | Malay | Malaysia | — |
| 3 | English | Malaysia | The Malay Archipelago |
| 4 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 5 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 6 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 7 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |