Where does “suomenlammas” come from?
suomenlammas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lammas, from Proto-Finnic lambas, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.
suomenlammas (Finnish): Finnsheep
Definitions
- Finnsheep
Ancestry of “suomenlammas”, step by step
suomenlammas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lammas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lammas | sheep; mutton; sheep, lamb |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lambas | sheep, lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |