Where does “lyhytnokkahanhi” come from?

lyhytnokkahanhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

lyhytnokkahanhi (Finnish): pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus

Definitions

  1. pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus

Ancestry of “lyhytnokkahanhi”, step by step

lyhytnokkahanhi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Finnic šanši →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanhi →Every word from Finnish hanhi →