Where does “notkeagibboni” come from?

notkeagibboni (Finnish) comes from Finnish notkea, from Proto-Finnic nockeda — flexible, supple.

notkeagibboni (Finnish): agile gibbon

Definitions

  1. agile gibbon

Ancestry of “notkeagibboni”, step by step

notkeagibboni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish notkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnotkeaflexible, supple; lithe, flexible, supple
2Proto-Finnicnockedaflexible, supple

via Finnish gibboni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishgibboniA gibbon
2FrenchgibbonGibbon
Every word from Proto-Finnic nockeda →Every word from Finnish notkea →