Where does “villipeura” come from?

villipeura (Finnish) comes from Finnish peura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra.

villipeura (Finnish): Synonym of metsäpeura

Definitions

  1. Synonym of metsäpeura

Ancestry of “villipeura”, step by step

villipeura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeuraa reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pëtra—

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra →Every word from Finnish peura →