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Where does “kaniini” come from?

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

kaniini (Finnish): A rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...

Definitions

  1. A rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...

Ancestry of “kaniini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkanina rabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīn—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculus—

Words derived from “kaniini”

  • pikkupussikaniini
  • tulivuorikaniini
  • angorakani
  • sumatrankaniini
  • angorakaniini
  • kani
  • kanin
  • kanikonttori
  • villikaniini
  • citykani
  • isopussikaniini
  • koekaniini
  • turkkilainen angora
  • metsäkaniini
  • riukiunkaniini
  • kesykani
  • kanimainen
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