Where does “viiksimetsähiiri” come from?
viiksimetsähiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsähiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
viiksimetsähiiri (Finnish): eastern broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus
Definitions
- eastern broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus
Ancestry of “viiksimetsähiiri”, step by step
viiksimetsähiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish metsähiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metsähiiri | field mouse mouse of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |
via Finnish viiksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiksi | one half of a moustache; moustache; Short for... |