köken: Several theories exist: * A codeword used in the Edo period, during parts of which meat was banned or considered taboo. 桜 (sakura, “cherry”) was used on its own to substitute the entire name 馬肉 (baniku), possibly later developing into the current form with 肉 (niku) attached. Boar was also referred to as 牡丹 (botan, “peony”) and deer as 紅葉 (momiji, “red leaves”), which appears to accord with this…
köken: From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, roughly equivalent to hepo (“horse”) (now poetic) + -(i)nen (diminutive suffix). The weak grade -v- originates from the southwestern dialects, while the expected strong-grade heponen is only found in dialects, mainly in the southeast. Compare cognates in other Finnic languages such as Estonian hobune, Karelian hepoine. See hepo, *hëpo for further etymology.
aile: hevosen suusta, hevosmainen, hevostella, hevosuus, piiskata kuollutta hevosta, syödä kuin hevonen, aisahevonen, arabianhevonen, clydesdalenhevonen, hevosajoneuvo
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Old French cheval Middle French cheval French chevalbor. Esperanto ĉevalo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Vulgar Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin -āticus Vulgar Latin -āticumder. Esperanto…