Where does “pampavyötiäinen” come from?

pampavyötiäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyötiäinen, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

pampavyötiäinen (Finnish): big hairy armadillo, large hairy armadillo,...

Definitions

  1. big hairy armadillo, large hairy armadillo,...

Ancestry of “pampavyötiäinen”, step by step

pampavyötiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyötiäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötiäinenarmadillo
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish pampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpampapampa
2Spanishpampapampas
3Quechuapampaflat; plain; land, floor, ground
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