Where does “sumatrankaniini” come from?

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

sumatrankaniini (Finnish): Sumatran striped rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri

Definitions

  1. Sumatran striped rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri

Ancestry of “sumatrankaniini”, step by step

sumatrankaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

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

via Finnish Sumatra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSumatra—
2Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →