Where does “komodonvaraani” come from?

komodonvaraani (Finnish) comes from Finnish varaani, from Swedish varan — a monitor lizard.

komodonvaraani (Finnish): Komodo dragon, "Varanus komodoensis"

Definitions

  1. Komodo dragon, "Varanus komodoensis"

Ancestry of “komodonvaraani”, step by step

komodonvaraani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaraanimonitor lizard; Partitive singular form of...
2Swedishvarana monitor lizard

via Finnish Komodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKomodo—
Every word from Swedish varan →Every word from Finnish varaani →