Where does “lyhythäntäkenguru” come from?

lyhythäntäkenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

lyhythäntäkenguru (Finnish): quokka

Definitions

  1. quokka

Ancestry of “lyhythäntäkenguru”, step by step

lyhythäntäkenguru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via Finnish kenguru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkengurukangaroo
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →