Where does “kaninruoka” come from?

kaninruoka (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.

kaninruoka (Finnish): rabbit food

Definitions

  1. rabbit food

Ancestry of “kaninruoka”, step by step

kaninruoka 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 ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
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