Where does “andienkärppä” come from?

andienkärppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Andit, from Spanish Andes, from Quechua andi — high crest.

andienkärppä (Finnish): Colombian weasel, Don Felipe's weasel, Mustela...

Definitions

  1. Colombian weasel, Don Felipe's weasel, Mustela...

Ancestry of “andienkärppä”, step by step

andienkärppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Andit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAndit—
2SpanishAndesthe Andes
3Quechuaandihigh crest

via Finnish kärppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärppästoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea
2Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine
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