Where does “pohjanlepakko” come from?

pohjanlepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjanlepakko (Finnish): northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii

Definitions

  1. northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii

Ancestry of “pohjanlepakko”, step by step

pohjanlepakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja

via Finnish lepakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepakkobat; lesbian, dyke

Words derived from “pohjanlepakko

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošjaEvery word from Proto-Finnic pohjaEvery word from Finnish pohja