Where does “viirunaamahekko” come from?
viirunaamahekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hekko, from Finnish hedelmälepakko, from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.
viirunaamahekko (Finnish): stripe-faced fruit bat, Styloctenium wallacei
Definitions
- stripe-faced fruit bat, Styloctenium wallacei
Ancestry of “viirunaamahekko”, step by step
viirunaamahekko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hekko | fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmälepakko | fruit bat |
| 3 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |
via Finnish naama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naama | face; face, mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | nāmē | velvet on reindeer antlers |
via Finnish viiru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiru | streak, scratch |