Where does “mustajalkagenetti” come from?
mustajalkagenetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish genetti, from English genet, from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną — to walk; to step.
mustajalkagenetti (Finnish): servaline genet, Genetta servalina
Definitions
- servaline genet, Genetta servalina
Ancestry of “mustajalkagenetti”, step by step
mustajalkagenetti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish genetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | genetti | genet; common genet |
| 2 | English | genet | Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous... |
| 3 | English | gene | A theoretical unit of heredity of living... |
| 4 | German | gēn | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | gēn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gēn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |