Where does “mustavatsahekko” come from?
mustavatsahekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hekko, from Finnish hedelmälepakko, from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.
mustavatsahekko (Finnish): black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
Definitions
- black-bellied fruit bat, Melonycteris melanops
Ancestry of “mustavatsahekko”, step by step
mustavatsahekko 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 | — |