Where does “pohjanpika” come from?

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

pohjanpika (Finnish): northern pika, Ochotona hyperborea

Definitions

  1. northern pika, Ochotona hyperborea

Ancestry of “pohjanpika”, step by step

pohjanpika 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 pika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikapika; the taxonomic family Ochotonidae
2EnglishpikaAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to...
3Frenchpikapika
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