Where does “karvakuonovompatti” come from?

karvakuonovompatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

karvakuonovompatti (Finnish): southern hairy-nosed wombat

Definitions

  1. southern hairy-nosed wombat

Ancestry of “karvakuonovompatti”, step by step

karvakuonovompatti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—

via Finnish vompatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvompattiwombat
2EnglishwombatAny of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials,...
3Dharugwambad—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →