Where does “kanimainen” come from?

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

kanimainen (Finnish): rabbitlike

Definitions

  1. rabbitlike

Ancestry of “kanimainen”, step by step

kanimainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanirabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop
2FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
3Swedishkanina rabbit
4Middle Low Germankanīn—
5Middle Dutchconnijn—
6Old Frenchconnin—
7Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →