Where does “siansaparoapina” come from?
siansaparoapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish siansaparo, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.
siansaparoapina (Finnish): pigtail macaque
Definitions
- pigtail macaque
Ancestry of “siansaparoapina”, step by step
siansaparoapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siansaparo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siansaparo | pigtail |
| 2 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |