Where does “polyyppieläin” come from?

polyyppieläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish polyyppi, from Latin polypūs, from Ancient Greek πολύπους, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polyyppieläin (Finnish): polyp coelenterate

Definitions

  1. polyp coelenterate

Ancestry of “polyyppieläin”, step by step

polyyppieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polyyppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpolyyppiA polyp
2Latinpolypūsoctopus
3Ancient Greekπολύπουςmany-footed
4Ancient Greekπολῠ-many; much, a lot
5Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος