Where does “pikkurottasiili” come from?

pikkurottasiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish rottasiili, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

pikkurottasiili (Finnish): short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys suillus

Definitions

  1. short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys suillus

Ancestry of “pikkurottasiili”, step by step

pikkurottasiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rottasiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottasiiligymnure, moonrat
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →