Where does “valkoreisisureli” come from?

valkoreisisureli (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

valkoreisisureli (Finnish): white-thighed surili, Presbytis siamensis

Definitions

  1. white-thighed surili, Presbytis siamensis

Ancestry of “valkoreisisureli”, step by step

valkoreisisureli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—

via Finnish sureli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurelisurili monkey of the genus
2Indonesiansurili—
3SundanesesuriliJavan surili (Presbytis comata)
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →Every word from Finnish rietas →Every word from Proto-Finnic raici →