Where does “koekaniini” come from?

koekaniini (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

koekaniini (Finnish): guinea pig, lab rat

Definitions

  1. guinea pig, lab rat

Ancestry of “koekaniini”, step by step

koekaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
2Swedishkanina rabbit
3Middle Low Germankanīn—
4Middle Dutchconnijn—
5Old Frenchconnin—
6Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish koe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoeexperiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam
2Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
3Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
4Proto-Uralickoke-see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →