Where does “savannihyppymyyrä” come from?

savannihyppymyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppymyyrä, from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

savannihyppymyyrä (Finnish): dated, Gerbilliscus valida

Definitions

  1. dated, Gerbilliscus valida

Ancestry of “savannihyppymyyrä”, step by step

savannihyppymyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyppymyyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyppymyyrägerbil, desert rat
2Finnishhyppyjump; leap; vault
3FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
4Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
5Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish savanni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavannisavannah
2Swedishsavannsavannah
3Frenchsavanesavanna
4Spanishsábanasheet; bedsheet
5LatinsabanumA linen cloth for wiping or wrapping up in;...
6Ancient Greekσάβανονlinen cloth or towel
7Egyptiansbnbandage, especially as a wrapping for a mummy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →