Where does “kiinanlanguri” come from?

kiinanlanguri (Finnish) comes from Finnish languri, from Hindi लंगूर, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀕𑀽𑀮, from Sanskrit लाङ्गूल — tail; penis.

kiinanlanguri (Finnish): Francois' langur, Francois' leaf monkey,...

Definitions

  1. Francois' langur, Francois' leaf monkey,...

Ancestry of “kiinanlanguri”, step by step

kiinanlanguri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish languri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlangurilutung any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus
2Hindiलंगूरlangur, kind of Indian ape: "Semnopithecus"
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑀁𑀕𑀽𑀮
4Sanskritलाङ्गूलtail; penis

via Finnish Kiina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKiinaChina; of China; Chinese
2SwedishKinaChina
3Chinese
Every word from Sanskrit लाङ्गूलEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀕𑀽𑀮Every word from Hindi लंगूर
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