Where does “valevesirotta” come from?

valevesirotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

valevesirotta (Finnish): water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay, yirrkoo, Xeromys myoides species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea

Definitions

  1. water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay, yirrkoo, Xeromys myoides species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea

Ancestry of “valevesirotta”, step by step

valevesirotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →