Where does “sokkohiiri” come from?
sokkohiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
sokkohiiri (Finnish): mole rat
Ancestry of “sokkohiiri”, step by step
sokkohiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |
via Finnish sokko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sokko | blind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is... |
| 2 | Russian | щека́ | cheek |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *ščeka | cheek |
Words derived from “sokkohiiri”