Where does “valkohäntägnu” come from?

valkohäntägnu (Finnish) comes from Finnish gnu, from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.

valkohäntägnu (Finnish): black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou large antelope native to south Africa

Definitions

  1. black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou large antelope native to south Africa

Ancestry of “valkohäntägnu”, step by step

valkohäntägnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgnugnu, wildebeest; black wildebeest, white-tailed...
2GermanGnugnu
3Afrikaansghnoe—
4Nama!nu:—

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—
Every word from Nama !nu: →Every word from Afrikaans ghnoe →Every word from German Gnu →