Where does “gouldinvaraani” come from?

gouldinvaraani (Finnish) comes from Finnish varaani, from Swedish varan — a monitor lizard.

gouldinvaraani (Finnish): sand goanna, Gould's monitor, sand monitor, racehorse goanna, Varanus gouldii large Australian monitor lizard

Definitions

  1. sand goanna, Gould's monitor, sand monitor, racehorse goanna, Varanus gouldii large Australian monitor lizard

Ancestry of “gouldinvaraani”, step by step

gouldinvaraani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaraanimonitor lizard; Partitive singular form of...
2Swedishvarana monitor lizard

via Finnish Gould

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishGould—
Every word from Swedish varan →Every word from Finnish varaani →