Where does “valkonaamahirvi” come from?

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

valkonaamahirvi (Finnish): species of deer found in Tibet and western China

Definitions

  1. species of deer found in Tibet and western China

Ancestry of “valkonaamahirvi”, step by step

valkonaamahirvi 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 naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →