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Where does “neotropiikinsaukko” come from?

neotropiikinsaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish neo-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

neotropiikinsaukko (Finnish): neotropical river otter, neotropical otter

Definitions

  1. neotropical river otter, neotropical otter

Ancestry of “neotropiikinsaukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneo-neo-
2Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
3Latinfēlēs—
4Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
5Proto-Uralicpidetall
6Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
7Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
8Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
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