Where does “kaliforniansiiseli” come from?

kaliforniansiiseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kalifornia, from English California, from Spanish California.

kaliforniansiiseli (Finnish): California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi

Definitions

  1. California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi

Ancestry of “kaliforniansiiseli”, step by step

kaliforniansiiseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kalifornia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaliforniaCalifornia's
2EnglishCaliforniaA region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California
3SpanishCalifornia—

via Finnish siiseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiiseliEuropean ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2EnglishsiselThe suslik
Every word from Spanish California →Every word from English California →Every word from Finnish Kalifornia →