Where does “lakkisifaka” come from?

lakkisifaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakki, from Swedish bläck — ink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...

lakkisifaka (Finnish): Verreaux's sifaka, white sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi medium-sized lemur of the family Indriidae, native to Madagascar

Definitions

  1. Verreaux's sifaka, white sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi medium-sized lemur of the family Indriidae, native to Madagascar

Ancestry of “lakkisifaka”, step by step

lakkisifaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...

via Finnish sifaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsifakasifaka lemur of the genus
2Malagasysifakasifaka (Propithecus)
Every word from Swedish bläck →Every word from Finnish lakki →