Where does “valkokuonomyyrä” come from?

valkokuonomyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuono, from Proto-Finnic koono, from Proto-Norse gōnō.

Ancestry of “valkokuonomyyrä”, step by step

valkokuonomyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Norse gōnō →Every word from Proto-Finnic koono →Every word from Finnish kuono →