Where does “meksikonsiiseli” come from?

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

meksikonsiiseli (Finnish): ring-tailed ground squirrel, Spermophilus annulatus

Definitions

  1. ring-tailed ground squirrel, Spermophilus annulatus

Ancestry of “meksikonsiiseli”, step by step

meksikonsiiseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Meksiko

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

via Finnish siiseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiiseliEuropean ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2EnglishsiselThe suslik
Every word from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco →