Where does “muurahaiskeko” come from?

muurahaiskeko (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

muurahaiskeko (Finnish): anthill

Definitions

  1. anthill

Ancestry of “muurahaiskeko”, step by step

muurahaiskeko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
2Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

via Finnish keko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkekostack; anthill; heap
2Proto-Finnickekostack (large pile of hay, grain, etc.)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Finnish muurahainen →