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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kaniini	A rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
2	Swedish	kanin	a rabbit
3	Middle Low German	kanīn	—
4	Middle Dutch	connijn	—
5	Old French	connin	—
6	Latin	cunīculus	a rabbit

via Finnish puna

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	puna	The color red
2	Proto-Finnic	puna	red
3	Proto-Finno-Ugric	puna	color, hair

Words derived from “punakaniini”

zulupunakaniini

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