Where does “kaniinirotta” come from?

kaniinirotta (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.

Ancestry of “kaniinirotta”, step by step

kaniinirotta 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 Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Latin cunīculus →