Where does “isosivetti” come from?

isosivetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivetti, from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethus, from Arabic زَبَاد — civet perfume.

isosivetti (Finnish): large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha

Definitions

  1. large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha

Ancestry of “isosivetti”, step by step

isosivetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivetticivet; oriental civet
2Frenchcivettecivet
3Italianzibettocivet; cat-like animal, feline
4Medieval Latinzibethuscivet
5Arabicزَبَادcivet perfume

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Arabic زَبَاد →Every word from Medieval Latin zibethus →Every word from Italian zibetto →