Where does “oravaopossumi” come from?
oravaopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish orava, from Proto-Finnic oraba, from Proto-Uralic ora, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́raH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
oravaopossumi (Finnish): fat-tailed mouse opossum opossum of the genus Thylamys
Definitions
- fat-tailed mouse opossum opossum of the genus Thylamys
Ancestry of “oravaopossumi”, step by step
oravaopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish orava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orava | squirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oraba | squirrel |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ora | squirrel; awl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́raH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
via Finnish opossumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opossumi | opossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae |
| 2 | English | opossum | Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.... |
| 3 | Powhatan | aposoum | white animal |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | *wa·p-aʔθemwa | — |