Where does “nenägaselli” come from?

nenägaselli (Finnish) comes from Finnish gaselli, from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Spanish gacel, from Arabic غَزَال.

Ancestry of “nenägaselli”, step by step

nenägaselli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gaselli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgaselligazelle
2Frenchgazellegazelle
3Spanishgacelagazelle
4Spanishgacelmale gazelle
5Arabicغَزَال—

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Arabic غَزَال →Every word from Spanish gacel →Every word from Spanish gacela →