Where does “ravustajasaukko” come from?
ravustajasaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish ravustaja, from Finnish ravustaa, from Finnish rapu, from Swedish krabba, from Old Swedish krabba, from Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
ravustajasaukko (Finnish): African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis
Definitions
- African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis
Ancestry of “ravustajasaukko”, step by step
ravustajasaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ravustaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ravustaja | crayfish catcher; crabber |
| 2 | Finnish | ravustaa | To catch crayfish; To crab |
| 3 | Finnish | rapu | European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered... |
| 4 | Swedish | krabba | a crab |
| 5 | Old Swedish | krabba | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | krabbi | — |
| 7 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |