Where does “kani” come from?

kani (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

kani (Finnish): rabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop

Definitions

  1. rabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop

Ancestry of “kani”, step by step

kani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

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

via Russian кон

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкон"gambling" bank, kitty; game, round
2Old East Slavicконъlimit
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “kani”

Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →