Where does “sarawakinliituri” come from?

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

sarawakinliituri (Finnish): Hose's pygmy flying squirrel

Definitions

  1. Hose's pygmy flying squirrel

Ancestry of “sarawakinliituri”, step by step

sarawakinliituri traces back through two 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 Proto-North Sarawak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NorthSarawak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdanąEvery word from Finnish liitää