Where does “napajänis” come from?
napajänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.
napajänis (Finnish): arctic hare
Ancestry of “napajänis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | napa | navel; pole; pivot |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *napa | — |