Where does “niittyhyppyhiiri” come from?
niittyhyppyhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppyhiiri, from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
Ancestry of “niittyhyppyhiiri”, step by step
niittyhyppyhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppyhiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppyhiiri | spiny pocket mouse rodent of the subfamily Heteromyinae native to Central and South America |
| 2 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |