Where does “timorinhirvi” come from?

timorinhirvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

timorinhirvi (Finnish): Javan rusa, Sunda sambar, Rusa timorensis

Definitions

  1. Javan rusa, Sunda sambar, Rusa timorensis

Ancestry of “timorinhirvi”, step by step

timorinhirvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—

via Finnish Timor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTimorof Timor
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →