Where does “mustalakkihekko” come from?
mustalakkihekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hekko, from Finnish hedelmälepakko, from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.
mustalakkihekko (Finnish): black-capped fruit bat pika, Chironax melanocephalus
Definitions
- black-capped fruit bat pika, Chironax melanocephalus
Ancestry of “mustalakkihekko”, step by step
mustalakkihekko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hekko | fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmälepakko | fruit bat |
| 3 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |