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Where does “isopussikaniini” come from?

isopussikaniini (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussikaniini, from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus.

isopussikaniini (Finnish): greater bilby, "Macrotis lagotis"

Definitions

  1. greater bilby, "Macrotis lagotis"

Ancestry of “isopussikaniini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussikaniini—
2FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
3Swedishkanina rabbit
4Middle Low Germankanīn—
5Middle Dutchconnijn—
6Old Frenchconnin—
7Latincunīculus—
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