Where does “savufasaani” come from?

savufasaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasaani, from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

savufasaani (Finnish): Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi

Definitions

  1. Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi

Ancestry of “savufasaani”, step by step

savufasaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fasaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfasaanipheasant
2Swedishfasanpheasant
3Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
4Middle High Germanfasān
5Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
6Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
7Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
8Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

via Finnish savu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavusmoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...
2Proto-Finnicsavu
3Proto-Finno-Permicsawe
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός