Where does “siansaparo” come from?
siansaparo (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
siansaparo (Finnish): pigtail
Ancestry of “siansaparo”, step by step
siansaparo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |
via Finnish saparo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saparo | The tail of a pig; bunches, pigtail |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | stabara- | — |
Words derived from “siansaparo”