Where does “japaninpika” come from?

japaninpika (Finnish) comes from Finnish japani, from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

japaninpika (Finnish): northern pika, Ochotona hyperborea

Definitions

  1. northern pika, Ochotona hyperborea

Ancestry of “japaninpika”, step by step

japaninpika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish japani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjapaniJapanese language
2GermanJapan—
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

via Finnish pika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikapika; the taxonomic family Ochotonidae
2EnglishpikaAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to...
3Frenchpikapika
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