Where does “sukkanauhakäärme” come from?

sukkanauhakäärme (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukkanauha, from Finnish sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

sukkanauhakäärme (Finnish): garter snake

Definitions

  1. garter snake

Ancestry of “sukkanauhakäärme”, step by step

sukkanauhakäärme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukkanauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkanauhagarter
2Finnishsukkasock; stocking
3Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
4Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
5Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
6Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Finnish käärme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz
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