Where does “chilenhirvi” come from?

chilenhirvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Chile, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

chilenhirvi (Finnish): south Andean deer, Chilean guemal, huemul,...

Definitions

  1. south Andean deer, Chilean guemal, huemul,...

Ancestry of “chilenhirvi”, step by step

chilenhirvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Chile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishChile—
2Spanishchilechili, chilli, chile; penis
3Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
4Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Spanish chile →