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Where does “riukiunkaniini” come from?

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

riukiunkaniini (Finnish): Amami rabbit, "Pentalagus furnessi"

Definitions

  1. Amami rabbit, "Pentalagus furnessi"

Ancestry of “riukiunkaniini”, step by step

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