Where does “altainpika” come from?

altainpika (Finnish) comes from Finnish pika, from English pika, from French pika — pika.

altainpika (Finnish): alpine pika, Ochotona alpina

Definitions

  1. alpine pika, Ochotona alpina

Ancestry of “altainpika”, step by step

altainpika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikapika; the taxonomic family Ochotonidae
2EnglishpikaAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to...
3Frenchpikapika

via Finnish Altai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAltaiAltay mountain range
2RussianАлта́йsee Altai Mountains
3Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁—
Every word from French pika →Every word from English pika →Every word from Finnish pika →
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