Where does “etiopianjänis” come from?

etiopianjänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etiopia, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

etiopianjänis (Finnish): Ethiopian highland hare

Definitions

  1. Ethiopian highland hare

Ancestry of “etiopianjänis”, step by step

etiopianjänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Etiopia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEtiopiaEthiopian
2LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
3Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία—
4Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →