Where does “mammuttiaro” come from?

mammuttiaro (Finnish) comes from Finnish mammutti, from Swedish mammut, from Russian ма́монт — mammoth.

Ancestry of “mammuttiaro”, step by step

mammuttiaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mammutti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmammuttimammoth
2Swedishmammutmammoth
3Russianма́монтmammoth

via Finnish aro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharosteppe; humid or swampy meadow or plain
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Russian ма́монт →Every word from Swedish mammut →Every word from Finnish mammutti →