Where does “platinafasaani” come from?

platinafasaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasaani, from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

platinafasaani (Finnish): Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae

Definitions

  1. Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae

Ancestry of “platinafasaani”, step by step

platinafasaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fasaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfasaanipheasant
2Swedishfasanpheasant
3Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
4Middle High Germanfasān
5Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
6Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
7Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
8Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

via Finnish platina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplatinaplatinum
2Spanishplatinaplatinum; stage
3Spanishplataargent; silver; money
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός