Where does “etiopiansusi” come from?

etiopiansusi (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.

etiopiansusi (Finnish): Ethiopian wolf, "Canis simensis"

Definitions

  1. Ethiopian wolf, "Canis simensis"

Ancestry of “etiopiansusi”, step by step

etiopiansusi 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 susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →