Where does “pampajänis” come from?

pampajänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish pampa, from Spanish pampa, from Quechua pampa — flat; plain; land, floor, ground.

pampajänis (Finnish): Patagonian mara, "Dolichotis patagonum"

Definitions

  1. Patagonian mara, "Dolichotis patagonum"

Ancestry of “pampajänis”, step by step

pampajänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpampapampa
2Spanishpampapampas
3Quechuapampaflat; plain; land, floor, ground

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Quechua pampa →Every word from Spanish pampa →Every word from Finnish pampa →