Where does “mustahäntäkauris” come from?

mustahäntäkauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauris, from Proto-Finnic kapris, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

mustahäntäkauris (Finnish): mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus species of deer found in western North America

Definitions

  1. mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus species of deer found in western North America

Ancestry of “mustahäntäkauris”, step by step

mustahäntäkauris traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaurisA mountain goat, more specifically called...
2Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kapris →