Where does “ruskokiivi” come from?

ruskokiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiivi, from English Kiwi, from Maori kiwi — kiwi.

ruskokiivi (Finnish): tokoeka, "Apteryx australis"

Definitions

  1. tokoeka, "Apteryx australis"

Ancestry of “ruskokiivi”, step by step

ruskokiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivikiwi; kiwi fruit
2EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
3Maorikiwikiwi

via Finnish rusko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishruskoThe reddish glow at or near the horizon during...
2Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
3Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red
Every word from Maori kiwi →Every word from English Kiwi →Every word from Finnish kiivi →