Where does “pohjanpeltomyyrä” come from?

pohjanpeltomyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish peltomyyrä, from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pohjanpeltomyyrä (Finnish): A subspecies of field vole

Definitions

  1. A subspecies of field vole

Ancestry of “pohjanpeltomyyrä”, step by step

pohjanpeltomyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peltomyyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltomyyräfield vole
2Finnishpeltofield
3Proto-Finnicpeltofield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →
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