Where does “mustasukeltaja-antilooppi” come from?
mustasukeltaja-antilooppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukeltaja-antilooppi, from Afrikaans duiker, from Dutch duiker, from Middle Dutch dukere.
Ancestry of “mustasukeltaja-antilooppi”, step by step
mustasukeltaja-antilooppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sukeltaja-antilooppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukeltaja-antilooppi | duiker |
| 2 | Afrikaans | duiker | diver; duiker; diver, loon |
| 3 | Dutch | duiker | an underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dukere | — |