Where does “kirjopuukenguru” come from?

kirjopuukenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish puukenguru, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

kirjopuukenguru (Finnish): Matschie's tree-kangaroo, Huon tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei

Definitions

  1. Matschie's tree-kangaroo, Huon tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei

Ancestry of “kirjopuukenguru”, step by step

kirjopuukenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puukenguru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukengurutree kangaroo
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →
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