Where does “kakomisti” come from?
kakomisti (Finnish) comes from Spanish cacomixtle, from Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.
kakomisti (Finnish): ringtail, cacomistle, cacomixl (Bassariscus astutus)
Definitions
- ringtail, cacomistle, cacomixl (Bassariscus astutus)
Ancestry of “kakomisti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cacomixtle | ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus) |
| 2 | Nahuatl | tlahcomiztli | — |