Where does “chilentinami” come from?

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

chilentinami (Finnish): Chilean tinamou, Nothoprocta perdicaria

Definitions

  1. Chilean tinamou, Nothoprocta perdicaria

Ancestry of “chilentinami”, step by step

chilentinami 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 tinami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinamitinamou bird of the family
2Frenchtinamoutinamou bird
3Galibi Caribtinamu—
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Spanish chile →