Where does “sivettieläin” come from?

sivettieläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivetti, from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethus, from Arabic زَبَاد — civet perfume.

sivettieläin (Finnish): civet carnivore of the family

Definitions

civet carnivore of the family

Ancestry of “sivettieläin”, step by step

sivettieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivetti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	sivetti	civet; oriental civet
2	French	civette	civet
3	Italian	zibetto	civet; cat-like animal, feline
4	Medieval Latin	zibethus	civet
5	Arabic	زَبَاد	civet perfume

via Finnish eläin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	eläin	animal
2	Finnish	elää	To live, be alive; To live
3	Proto-Finnic	elädäk	to live
4	Proto-Uralic	elä-	to live

Every word from Arabic زَبَاد →Every word from Medieval Latin zibethus →Every word from Italian zibetto →