Where does “bushmannijänis” come from?
bushmannijänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänis, from Proto-Finnic jänis — hare.
bushmannijänis (Finnish): riverine rabbit
Ancestry of “bushmannijänis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jänis | hare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jänis | hare |