Where does “kapinunihiiri” come from?

kapinunihiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish unihiiri, from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

kapinunihiiri (Finnish): spectacled dormouse, Graphiurus ocularis

Definitions

  1. spectacled dormouse, Graphiurus ocularis

Ancestry of “kapinunihiiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunihiiridormouse any of several small rodents in the family Gliridae
2FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
3Proto-Finnichiirimouse
4Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →