Where does “uudenseelanninlepakko” come from?

uudenseelanninlepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Uusi-Seelanti, from Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland, from Dutch nieuw, from Middle Dutch niewe, from Old Dutch niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos — new; to nod, assent to.

uudenseelanninlepakko (Finnish): New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata

Definitions

  1. New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata

Ancestry of “uudenseelanninlepakko”, step by step

uudenseelanninlepakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Uusi-Seelanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUusi-Seelanti—
2DutchNieuw-Zeelandnew Zeeland
3Dutchnieuwnew
4Middle Dutchniewenew
5Old Dutchniuwinew
6Proto-West Germanicniwinew
7Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Finnish lepakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepakkobat; lesbian, dyke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →
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