Where does “Dasyurinae” come from?

Dasyurinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Dasyurus, from Ancient Greek δασύς, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

Dasyurinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Dasyurinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDasyurusgenus
2Ancient Greekδασύςhairy, shaggy; downy; with the hair on
3Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from Ancient Greek δασύς →