Where does “viiksitamariini” come from?

viiksitamariini (Finnish) comes from Finnish tamariini, from Spanish tamarín.

viiksitamariini (Finnish): moustached tamarin, Saguinus mystax

Definitions

  1. moustached tamarin, Saguinus mystax

Ancestry of “viiksitamariini”, step by step

viiksitamariini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tamariini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtamariinitamarin
2Spanishtamarín—

via Finnish viiksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiksione half of a moustache; moustache; Short for...
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