Where does “teksasinsiiseli” come from?

teksasinsiiseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Teksas, from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, from Spanish Tejas, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

teksasinsiiseli (Finnish): Mexican ground squirrel, Spermophius mexicanus

Definitions

Mexican ground squirrel, Spermophius mexicanus

Ancestry of “teksasinsiiseli”, step by step

teksasinsiiseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Teksas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Teksas	—
2	English	Texas	Several places in the United States
3	Spanish	Texas	—
4	Spanish	Tejas	—
5	Sanskrit	तेजस्	the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
6	Proto-Indo-Aryan	táyȷ́as	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)teyg-	to be sharp; to sting

via Finnish siiseli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	siiseli	European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2	English	sisel	The suslik

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