Where does “lyhytkuonohiirunen” come from?

lyhytkuonohiirunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiirunen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

lyhytkuonohiirunen (Finnish): short-nosed harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys brevirostris

Definitions

  1. short-nosed harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys brevirostris

Ancestry of “lyhytkuonohiirunen”, step by step

lyhytkuonohiirunen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiirunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiirunenharvest mouse
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus