Where does “villakarvajänis” come from?

villakarvajänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

villakarvajänis (Finnish): woolly hare, Lepus oiostolus species of hare native to the mountainous areas of Central Asia

Definitions

  1. woolly hare, Lepus oiostolus species of hare native to the mountainous areas of Central Asia

Ancestry of “villakarvajänis”, step by step

villakarvajänis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish villa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvillawool; villa
2FinnishVilhelmWilliam of foreign historical persons
3SwedishVilhelm—
4Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
5Old High Germanhelmhelmet
6Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
7Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
8Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →