Where does “myyränkolo” come from?

myyränkolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolo, from Proto-Finnic kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ.

myyränkolo (Finnish): mole burrow

Definitions

  1. mole burrow

Ancestry of “myyränkolo”, step by step

myyränkolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kolɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kolo →Every word from Finnish kolo →