Where does “citykani” come from?

citykani (Finnish) comes from Finnish kani, from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

citykani (Finnish): A feral domestic rabbit (kesykani), especially one that lives in and around an urban area

Definitions

  1. A feral domestic rabbit (kesykani), especially one that lives in and around an urban area

Ancestry of “citykani”, step by step

citykani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanirabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop
2FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
3Swedishkanina rabbit
4Middle Low Germankanīn
5Middle Dutchconnijn
6Old Frenchconnin
7Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish city

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcity
2EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
3Middle Englishcitecity
4Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
5Latincīvitās
6Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Latin cunīculusEvery word from Old French conninEvery word from Middle Dutch connijn
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