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 — a rabbit.

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

Definitions

  1. greater bilby, "Macrotis lagotis"

Ancestry of “isopussikaniini”, step by step

isopussikaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussikaniini

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

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Latin cunīculusEvery word from Old French conninEvery word from Middle Dutch connijn