Where does “lännenhiirunen” come from?

lännenhiirunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiirunen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

lännenhiirunen (Finnish): western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis small rodent native to North America

Definitions

  1. western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis small rodent native to North America

Ancestry of “lännenhiirunen”, step by step

lännenhiirunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiirunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiirunenharvest mouse
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish länsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsiwest; the West
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →