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 →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →