Where does “meksikonkaniini” come from?

meksikonkaniini (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

meksikonkaniini (Finnish): Mexican cottontail, Sylvilagus cunicularius

Definitions

  1. Mexican cottontail, Sylvilagus cunicularius

Ancestry of “meksikonkaniini”, step by step

meksikonkaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
2Swedishkanina rabbit
3Middle Low Germankanīn
4Middle Dutchconnijn
5Old Frenchconnin
6Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish Meksiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMeksiko
2EnglishMexiconow submerged under Lake Tawakoni
3SpanishMéxicoMexico
4Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
Every word from Latin cunīculus
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