Where does “kongonsimpanssi” come from?
kongonsimpanssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish simpanssi, from Swedish schimpans, from German Schimpanse, from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.
kongonsimpanssi (Finnish): bonobo, Pan paniscus
Definitions
- bonobo, Pan paniscus
Ancestry of “kongonsimpanssi”, step by step
kongonsimpanssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish simpanssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | simpanssi | chimpanzee |
| 2 | Swedish | schimpans | chimpanzee |
| 3 | German | Schimpanse | chimpanzee |
| 4 | French | chimpanzé | chimpanzee |