Where does “apinapinseri” come from?

apinapinseri (Finnish) comes from German Affenpinscher, from German affe, from Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apinapinseri (Finnish): Affenpinscher breed of dog

Definitions

  1. Affenpinscher breed of dog

Ancestry of “apinapinseri”, step by step

apinapinseri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Affenpinscher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAffenpinscherAffenpinscher
2Germanaffemonkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex)
3Middle High Germanaffesimian
4Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
5Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
6Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina

via Finnish pinseri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinseripinscher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō-Every word from Proto-Germanic apôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic apō