Where does “queenslandinpuukenguru” come from?
queenslandinpuukenguru (Finnish) comes from Finnish Queensland, from English Queensland, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
queenslandinpuukenguru (Finnish): Lumholtz's tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Definitions
- Lumholtz's tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Ancestry of “queenslandinpuukenguru”, step by step
queenslandinpuukenguru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Queensland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Queensland | — |
| 2 | English | Queensland | The self-governing colony (1859–1901) of what is now the state of Queensland |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Finnish puukenguru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puukenguru | tree kangaroo |
| 2 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |