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Where does “sarvikuonokas” come from?

sarvikuonokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarvikuono, from Finnish sarvi, from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sarvikuonokas (Finnish): European rhinoceros beetle

Definitions

  1. European rhinoceros beetle

Ancestry of “sarvikuonokas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsarvikuonoRhinoceros
2Finnishsarvihorn; antler; handlebar
3Proto-Finnicsarvihorn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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