Where does “viiksimarakatti” come from?
viiksimarakatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish marakatti, from Swedish markatta — a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus).
viiksimarakatti (Finnish): moustached guenon, moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus
Definitions
- moustached guenon, moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus
Ancestry of “viiksimarakatti”, step by step
viiksimarakatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish marakatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marakatti | guenon |
| 2 | Swedish | markatta | a guenon (Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus) |
via Finnish viiksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiksi | one half of a moustache; moustache; Short for... |