Where does “sankarikoira” come from?

sankarikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sankarikoira (Finnish): hero dog; often more specifically a dog that has saved a (human) life

Definitions

  1. hero dog; often more specifically a dog that has saved a (human) life

Ancestry of “sankarikoira”, step by step

sankarikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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