Where does “villikaniini” come from?

villikaniini (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

villikaniini (Finnish): European rabbit, common rabbit, "Oryctolagus...

Definitions

  1. European rabbit, common rabbit, "Oryctolagus...

Ancestry of “villikaniini”, step by step

villikaniini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaniini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
2Swedishkanina rabbit
3Middle Low Germankanīn—
4Middle Dutchconnijn—
5Old Frenchconnin—
6Latincunīculusa rabbit

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →