Where does “savanniorava” come from?

savanniorava (Finnish) comes from Finnish savanni, from Swedish savann, from French savane, from Spanish sábana, from Latin sabanum, from Ancient Greek σάβανον, from Egyptian sbn — bandage, especially as a wrapping for a mummy.

savanniorava (Finnish): African ground squirrel

Definitions

  1. African ground squirrel

Ancestry of “savanniorava”, step by step

savanniorava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish orava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoravasquirrel; red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel
2Proto-Finnicorabasquirrel
3Proto-Uralicorasquirrel; awl
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́raH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “savanniorava”

Every word from Egyptian sbn →Every word from Ancient Greek σάβανον →Every word from Latin sabanum →