Where does “malaijanpiikkisika” come from?

malaijanpiikkisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malaija, from English Malaya, from English Malay, from Malay Melayu, from Malay Malayu, from Old Javanese layū, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw.

Ancestry of “malaijanpiikkisika”, step by step

malaijanpiikkisika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Malaija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMalaijaMalaya
2EnglishMalaya—
3EnglishMalayOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in...
4MalayMelayuMalay
5MalayMalayu—
6Old Javaneselayūto run
7Proto-Sunda-Sulawesilariw—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaʀiw—
9Proto-Austronesianlaʀiw—

via Finnish piikkisika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkisikaporcupine
2Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
3Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
4Old Norsespíkr—
5Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laʀiw →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi lariw →