Where does “burmanjänis” come from?

burmanjänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish burma, from English Burma, from Burmese ဗမာ, from Burmese မြန်မာ — Myanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar.

burmanjänis (Finnish): Burmese hare, Lepus peguensis

Definitions

  1. Burmese hare, Lepus peguensis

Ancestry of “burmanjänis”, step by step

burmanjänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish burma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishburmaBurmese
2EnglishBurmaOfficially known as Myanmar
3BurmeseဗမာBurmese
4Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Burmese မြန်မာ →Every word from Burmese ဗမာ →Every word from English Burma →