Where does “häntäpekari” come from?

häntäpekari (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

Ancestry of “häntäpekari”, step by step

häntäpekari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via German Pekari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPekaripeccary, javelina
2EnglishpeccaryAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the...
3Galibi Caribpakira—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →