Where does “mustahäntägerbiili” come from?
mustahäntägerbiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish gerbiili, from English gerbil, from French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع.
mustahäntägerbiili (Finnish): black-tailed gerbil, Gerbilliscus nigricaudus, earlier Tatera nigricauda
Definitions
- black-tailed gerbil, Gerbilliscus nigricaudus, earlier Tatera nigricauda
Ancestry of “mustahäntägerbiili”, step by step
mustahäntägerbiili traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gerbiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gerbiili | gerbil rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae |
| 2 | English | gerbil | One of several species of small, jumping, murine... |
| 3 | French | gerbille | gerbil |
| 4 | Latin | gerbo | — |
| 5 | Arabic | جَرْبُوع | — |