Where does “valkojalkapussihiiri” come from?

valkojalkapussihiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussihiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

Ancestry of “valkojalkapussihiiri”, step by step

valkojalkapussihiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussihiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussihiiridunnart
2FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
3Proto-Finnichiirimouse
4Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →
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