Where does “pikkurasvahiiri” come from?
pikkurasvahiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasvahiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
pikkurasvahiiri (Finnish): tiny fat mouse, Steatomys parvus
Definitions
- tiny fat mouse, Steatomys parvus
Ancestry of “pikkurasvahiiri”, step by step
pikkurasvahiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rasvahiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rasvahiiri | fat mouse rodent in genus |
| 2 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |