Where does “myyränreikä” come from?

myyränreikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.

Ancestry of “myyränreikä”, step by step

myyränreikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →