Where does “laukonpeura” come from?

laukonpeura (Finnish) comes from Finnish peura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra.

laukonpeura (Finnish): white-tailed deer, "Odocoileus virginianus"

Definitions

  1. white-tailed deer, "Odocoileus virginianus"

Ancestry of “laukonpeura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeuraa reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pëtra—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra →Every word from Finnish peura →
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