Where does “karhokaniini” come from?

karhokaniini (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.

karhokaniini (Finnish): hispid hare, Caprolagus hispidus endangered South Asian species of hare with bristly hair

Definitions

  1. hispid hare, Caprolagus hispidus endangered South Asian species of hare with bristly hair

Ancestry of “karhokaniini”, step by step

karhokaniini 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 karhea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarhearough, coarse; hoarse; Partitive singular form...
2Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Latin cunīculus