Where does “eskimohanhi” come from?

eskimohanhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish eskimo, from English eskimo, from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.

eskimohanhi (Finnish): Ross's goose

Definitions

  1. Ross's goose

Ancestry of “eskimohanhi”, step by step

eskimohanhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eskimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheskimoEskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko
2EnglisheskimoA member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik
3FrenchesquimauEskimo; Inuit; snowsuit
4Algonquinayashkimew—

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—
Every word from Algonquin ayashkimew →Every word from French esquimau →Every word from English eskimo →