Where does “punaniskavallabi” come from?

punaniskavallabi (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

punaniskavallabi (Finnish): red-necked wallaby

Definitions

  1. red-necked wallaby

Ancestry of “punaniskavallabi”, step by step

punaniskavallabi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniskanape, the back of the neck; a load bearing...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish vallabi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvallabiwallaby, pademelon
2EnglishwallabyAny of several species of marsupial; usually...
3Dharugwollabirock wallaby
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Finnish -läEvery word from Finnish -as