Where does “muurisisilisko” come from?

muurisisilisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuri, from Old Swedish mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

muurisisilisko (Finnish): wall lizard lizard of the genus

Definitions

  1. wall lizard lizard of the genus

Ancestry of “muurisisilisko”, step by step

muurisisilisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuriwall; barrier, wall
2Old Swedishmur—
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish sisilisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisiliskocommon lizard, viviparous lizard, "Zootoca...
2Proto-Finnicsisalikkocommon lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
3Proto-Uralicčońśelizard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →