Where does “papuanjättirotta” come from?
papuanjättirotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
papuanjättirotta (Finnish): eastern white-eared giant rat, Hyomys goliath
Definitions
- eastern white-eared giant rat, Hyomys goliath
Ancestry of “papuanjättirotta”, step by step
papuanjättirotta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätti | giant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;... |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Finnish rotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rotta | rat; unemployed person living on welfare |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rotta | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rotte | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via Finnish Papua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Papua | of Papua |