Where does “palestiinansokkomyllikäs” come from?
palestiinansokkomyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish Palestiina, from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.
palestiinansokkomyllikäs (Finnish): Middle East blind mole-rat
Definitions
- Middle East blind mole-rat
Ancestry of “palestiinansokkomyllikäs”, step by step
palestiinansokkomyllikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Palestiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Palestiina | Palestine |
| 2 | Latin | Palaestīna | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστίνη | Philistia and the surrounding region |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστῑ́νη | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 6 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |
via Finnish sokkomyllikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sokkomyllikäs | blind mole-rat rodent of the genera |
| 2 | Finnish | sokko | blind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is... |
| 3 | Russian | щека́ | cheek |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *ščeka | cheek |