Where does “torvimyyrä” come from?

torvimyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

torvimyyrä (Finnish): Andean rodent

Definitions

  1. Andean rodent

Ancestry of “torvimyyrä”, step by step

torvimyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Finnic torvi →Every word from Finnish torvi →
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