Where does “tiibetinhanhi” come from?

tiibetinhanhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

tiibetinhanhi (Finnish): bar-headed goose, "Anser indicus"

Definitions

  1. bar-headed goose, "Anser indicus"

Ancestry of “tiibetinhanhi”, step by step

tiibetinhanhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—

via Finnish Tiibet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTiibetTibet
2GermanTibetTibet
Every word from Proto-Finnic šanši →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanhi →Every word from Finnish hanhi →