Where does “punakaniini” come from?

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

punakaniini (Finnish): red rock hare African lagomorph of the genus Pronolagus

Definitions

  1. red rock hare African lagomorph of the genus Pronolagus

Ancestry of “punakaniini”, step by step

punakaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

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

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

Words derived from “punakaniini”

Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →