Where does “punaposkiliituri” come from?

punaposkiliituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish liituri, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

punaposkiliituri (Finnish): grey-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes lepidus

Definitions

  1. grey-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes lepidus

Ancestry of “punaposkiliituri”, step by step

punaposkiliituri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liituri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliituriflying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →