Where does “kirjokiivi” come from?

kirjokiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiivi, from English Kiwi, from Maori kiwi — kiwi.

kirjokiivi (Finnish): great spotted kiwi

Definitions

  1. great spotted kiwi

Ancestry of “kirjokiivi”, step by step

kirjokiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivikiwi; kiwi fruit
2EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
3Maorikiwikiwi

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Maori kiwi →Every word from English Kiwi →Every word from Finnish kiivi →