Where does “valkokorvaopossumi” come from?

valkokorvaopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish opossumi, from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.

valkokorvaopossumi (Finnish): white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris

Definitions

  1. white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris

Ancestry of “valkokorvaopossumi”, step by step

valkokorvaopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opossumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopossumiopossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae
2EnglishopossumAny American marsupial of the family Didelphidae....
3Powhatanaposoumwhite animal
4Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
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