Where does “valkopäätopi” come from?
valkopäätopi (Finnish) comes from Finnish topi, from Finnish Topias, from Finnish Tobias, from Ancient Greek Τωβίας, from Hebrew טוביה, from Hebrew יה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
valkopäätopi (Finnish): bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus
Definitions
- bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus
Ancestry of “valkopäätopi”, step by step
valkopäätopi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish topi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | topi | common tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus |
| 2 | Finnish | Topias | Tobias |
| 3 | Finnish | Tobias | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Τωβίας | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | טוביה | Book of Tobit |
| 6 | Hebrew | יה | Jah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |