Where does “ukrainansokkomyllikäs” come from?
ukrainansokkomyllikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ukraina, from Russian Украи́на, from Slavic Оукраина, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.
ukrainansokkomyllikäs (Finnish): sandy blind mole-rat, Spalax arenarius
Definitions
- sandy blind mole-rat, Spalax arenarius
Ancestry of “ukrainansokkomyllikäs”, step by step
ukrainansokkomyllikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ukraina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukraina | Ukrainan |
| 2 | Russian | Украи́на | Ukraine |
| 3 | Slavic | Оукраина | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |
via Finnish sokkomyllikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sokkomyllikäs | blind mole-rat rodent of the genera |
| 2 | Finnish | sokko | blind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is... |
| 3 | Russian | щека́ | cheek |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *ščeka | cheek |