Where does “visayanhirvi” come from?

visayanhirvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

visayanhirvi (Finnish): Visayan spotted deer

Definitions

  1. Visayan spotted deer

Ancestry of “visayanhirvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →