Where does “nenäapina” come from?

nenäapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.

nenäapina (Finnish): proboscis monkey

Definitions

  1. proboscis monkey

Ancestry of “nenäapina”, step by step

nenäapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina—
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