Where does “lyhythäntätsintsilla” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lyhythäntätsintsilla”, step by step

lyhythäntätsintsilla 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 lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

via Finnish tsintsilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsintsillachinchilla
2Spanishchinchillachinchilla
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →