Where does “bushmannijänis” come from?

bushmannijänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänis, from Proto-Finnic jänis — hare.

bushmannijänis (Finnish): riverine rabbit

Definitions

  1. riverine rabbit

Ancestry of “bushmannijänis”, step by step

bushmannijänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare

via Finnish bushmanni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishbushmanniAlternative spelling of bušmanni; Bushman
Every word from Proto-Finnic jänis →Every word from Finnish jänis →