Where does “meksikonpreeriakoira” come from?
meksikonpreeriakoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish preeriakoira, from English prairie dog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Ancestry of “meksikonpreeriakoira”, step by step
meksikonpreeriakoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish preeriakoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | preeriakoira | prairie dog |
| 2 | English | prairie dog | Any of genus "Cynomys", small, stout-bodied... |
| 3 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 4 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 5 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |