Where does “temminckinmuurahaiskäpy” come from?
temminckinmuurahaiskäpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahaiskäpy, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.
temminckinmuurahaiskäpy (Finnish): ground pangolin
Ancestry of “temminckinmuurahaiskäpy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | muurahaiskäpy | Any of several species of pangolin, or scaly... |
| 2 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |