Where does “hinkunauru” come from?

hinkunauru (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauru, from English Nauru, from German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero.

hinkunauru (Finnish): a wheezing laugh

Definitions

  1. a wheezing laugh

Ancestry of “hinkunauru”, step by step

hinkunauru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnauruLaughter, laugh; The Nauru language
2EnglishNauruNauruan, the language of Nauru
3GermanNauru—
4NauruanNaoero—

via Finnish hinku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhinkuitch, craving, urge
Every word from Nauruan Naoero →Every word from German Nauru →Every word from English Nauru →