Where does “venäjänvinttikoira” come from?
venäjänvinttikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinttikoira, from Swedish vinthund, from German Windhund, from German wind, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz — to blow.
venäjänvinttikoira (Finnish): borzoi
Definitions
- borzoi
Ancestry of “venäjänvinttikoira”, step by step
venäjänvinttikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vinttikoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vinttikoira | sighthound, gazehound |
| 2 | Swedish | vinthund | sighthound; greyhound, Afghan Hound |
| 3 | German | Windhund | sighthound, gazehound; grayhound; rake |
| 4 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 5 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |