Where does “pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy” come from?
pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy (Finnish): long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactyla
Definitions
- long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactyla
Ancestry of “pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy”, step by step
pitkähäntämuurahaiskäpy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish muurahaiskäpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muurahaiskäpy | Any of several species of pangolin, or scaly... |
| 2 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |