Where does “yölisko” come from?
yölisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lisko, from Finnish sisilisko, from Proto-Finnic sisalikko, from Proto-Uralic čońśe — lizard.
yölisko (Finnish): night lizard
Ancestry of “yölisko”, step by step
yölisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lisko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lisko | lizard; newt |
| 2 | Finnish | sisilisko | common lizard, viviparous lizard, "Zootoca... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sisalikko | common lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čońśe | lizard |
via Finnish yö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |
Words derived from “yölisko”