Where does “panserneshorn” come from?
panserneshorn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål neshorn, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
panserneshorn (Norwegian Bokmål): Indian rhinoceros
Ancestry of “panserneshorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | neshorn | a rhinoceros, a rhino |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |