Where does “merileguaani” come from?
merileguaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish leguaani, from Dutch leguaan, from French [[iguane, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.
merileguaani (Finnish): marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Definitions
- marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Ancestry of “merileguaani”, step by step
merileguaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leguaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leguaani | iguana any of several members of the lizard family |
| 2 | Dutch | leguaan | An iguana; lizard of the family Iguanidae;... |
| 3 | French | [[iguane | — |
| 4 | Spanish | iguana | iguana |
| 5 | Taíno | iwana | iguana |
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |