Where does “marokonmaaorava” come from?
marokonmaaorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish maaorava, from Finnish orava, from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
marokonmaaorava (Finnish): Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus species of squirrel endemic to Morocco and Algeria
Definitions
- Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus species of squirrel endemic to Morocco and Algeria
Ancestry of “marokonmaaorava”, step by step
marokonmaaorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maaorava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maaorava | chipmunk |
| 2 | Finnish | orava | squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
via Finnish Marokko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Marokko | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | Marrocos | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَرَّاكُش | Marrakesh |
| 5 | Moroccan Amazigh | ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ | — |