Where does “sokkomyllikäs” come from?
sokkomyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokko, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.
sokkomyllikäs (Finnish): blind mole-rat rodent of the genera
Definitions
- blind mole-rat rodent of the genera
Ancestry of “sokkomyllikäs”, step by step
sokkomyllikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish myllikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myllikäs | spalacid rat-like rodent in the taxonomic family Spalacidae, earlier classified as subgroup of Muridae |
| 2 | Finnish | myllätä | to dig, to rummage, to grub |
Words derived from “sokkomyllikäs”