Where does “andientsintsilla” come from?

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

andientsintsilla (Finnish): short-tailed chinchilla, royal chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla South American rodent renowned for its soft, dense fur

Definitions

  1. short-tailed chinchilla, royal chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla South American rodent renowned for its soft, dense fur

Ancestry of “andientsintsilla”, step by step

andientsintsilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Andit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAndit—
2SpanishAndesthe Andes
3Quechuaandihigh crest

via Finnish tsintsilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsintsillachinchilla
2Spanishchinchillachinchilla
Every word from Quechua andi →Every word from Spanish Andes →Every word from Finnish Andit →