Where does “pystynenäapina” come from?

pystynenäapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenä, from Proto-Finnic nenä — nose.

pystynenäapina (Finnish): pig-tailed langur

Definitions

  1. pig-tailed langur

Ancestry of “pystynenäapina”, step by step

pystynenäapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina—

Words derived from “pystynenäapina”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nenä →