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Where does “vaippahyeena” come from?

vaippahyeena (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyeena, from Medieval Latin hyena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus — in.

vaippahyeena (Finnish): brown hyena

Definitions

  1. brown hyena

Ancestry of “vaippahyeena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyeenahyena
2Medieval Latinhyena—
3Latinhyaenaa hyena
4Ancient Greekὕαιναhyena
5Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
6Latinintestinalisintestinal; pertaining to the intestine
7Latinintestīnum—
8Latinintestīnus—
9Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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