Where does “tiikerihyttynen” come from?
tiikerihyttynen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiikeri, from Swedish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
tiikerihyttynen (Finnish): Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus species of mosquito, carrier of many life-threatening viruses
Definitions
- Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus species of mosquito, carrier of many life-threatening viruses
Ancestry of “tiikerihyttynen”, step by step
tiikerihyttynen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tiikeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiikeri | tiger |
| 2 | Swedish | tiger | tiger animal |
| 3 | German | Tiger | tiger |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via Finnish hyttynen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyttynen | mosquito |