Where does “gasellikotka” come from?

gasellikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish gaselli, from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Spanish gacel, from Arabic غَزَال.

gasellikotka (Finnish): martial eagle, "Polemaetus bellicosus"

Definitions

  1. martial eagle, "Polemaetus bellicosus"

Ancestry of “gasellikotka”, step by step

gasellikotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gaselli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgaselligazelle
2Frenchgazellegazelle
3Spanishgacelagazelle
4Spanishgacelmale gazelle
5Arabicغَزَال—

via Finnish Kotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKotkaThe constellation Aquila
Every word from Arabic غَزَال →Every word from Spanish gacel →Every word from Spanish gacela →