Where does “kesyhanhi” come from?

kesyhanhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

kesyhanhi (Finnish): domestic goose

Definitions

  1. domestic goose

Ancestry of “kesyhanhi”, step by step

kesyhanhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—

via Finnish kesy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesytame; domesticated; domestic, as of animals
Every word from Proto-Finnic šanši →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanhi →Every word from Finnish hanhi →
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