Where does “pikkupussikaniini” come from?

pikkupussikaniini (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussikaniini, from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

pikkupussikaniini (Finnish): lesser bilby, "Macrotis leucura"

Definitions

  1. lesser bilby, "Macrotis leucura"

Ancestry of “pikkupussikaniini”, step by step

pikkupussikaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussikaniini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussikaniini
2FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
3Swedishkanina rabbit
4Middle Low Germankanīn
5Middle Dutchconnijn
6Old Frenchconnin
7Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Latin cunīculusEvery word from Old French conninEvery word from Middle Dutch connijn
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