Where does “pikkuhekko” come from?
pikkuhekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hekko, from Finnish hedelmälepakko, from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.
pikkuhekko (Finnish): pygmy fruit bat, grey fruit bat, Aethalops alecto
Definitions
- pygmy fruit bat, grey fruit bat, Aethalops alecto
Ancestry of “pikkuhekko”, step by step
pikkuhekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hekko | fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmälepakko | fruit bat |
| 3 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |