Where does “siansaparoapina” come from?

siansaparoapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish siansaparo, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

siansaparoapina (Finnish): pigtail macaque

Definitions

  1. pigtail macaque

Ancestry of “siansaparoapina”, step by step

siansaparoapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siansaparo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiansaparopigtail
2FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
3Proto-Finniccikapig
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigāEvery word from Proto-Finnic cikaEvery word from Finnish Sika