Where does “luzoninpäästikkö” come from?

luzoninpäästikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish Luzon, from Spanish Luzón, from Tagalog lusong — descent to a lower place.

luzoninpäästikkö (Finnish): blazed Luzon shrew rat, Chrotomys silaceus, formerly Celaenomys silaceus

Definitions

  1. blazed Luzon shrew rat, Chrotomys silaceus, formerly Celaenomys silaceus

Ancestry of “luzoninpäästikkö”, step by step

luzoninpäästikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Luzon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLuzon—
2SpanishLuzón—
3Tagaloglusongdescent to a lower place

via Finnish päästikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästikkö—
Every word from Tagalog lusong →Every word from Spanish Luzón →Every word from Finnish Luzon →