Where does “libyanhaisuhilleri” come from?

libyanhaisuhilleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Libya, from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη, from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠς — a Berber.

libyanhaisuhilleri (Finnish): Saharan striped polecat, Saharan striped weasel, Ictonyx libycus species of mustelid mammal native to northern and southern edges of the Sahara desert

Definitions

  1. Saharan striped polecat, Saharan striped weasel, Ictonyx libycus species of mustelid mammal native to northern and southern edges of the Sahara desert

Ancestry of “libyanhaisuhilleri”, step by step

libyanhaisuhilleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Libya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLibya
2LatinLibyathe African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans)
3Ancient GreekΛιβύηNorth Africa
4Ancient GreekΛῐ́βῠςa Berber

via Finnish haisuhilleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaisuhillerizorille, striped polecat, African polecat, Cape polecat, African skunk
2Finnishhaisustink
3Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
4Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛιβύηEvery word from Latin Libya