Where does “valkokuonomyyrikkö” come from?

valkokuonomyyrikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuono, from Proto-Finnic koono, from Proto-Norse gōnō.

valkokuonomyyrikkö (Finnish): Cape mole-rat, Georychus capensis

Definitions

  1. Cape mole-rat, Georychus capensis

Ancestry of “valkokuonomyyrikkö”, step by step

valkokuonomyyrikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—

via Finnish myyrikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyrikköblesmol, mole-rat, African mole-rat burrowing rodent of the family Bathyergidae native to Sub-Saharan Africa
2Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
3Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Norse gōnō →Every word from Proto-Finnic koono →Every word from Finnish kuono →
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