Where does “meksikonmyyrä” come from?

meksikonmyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Meksiko, from English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco — Mexico.

Ancestry of “meksikonmyyrä”, step by step

meksikonmyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Meksiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMeksiko—
2EnglishMexiconow submerged under Lake Tawakoni
3SpanishMéxicoMexico
4Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco →Every word from Spanish México →Every word from English Mexico →
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