Where does “vuorileijona” come from?

vuorileijona (Finnish) comes from Finnish leijona, from Swedish lejon, from Old Swedish leon, from Old Norse león, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

vuorileijona (Finnish): A mountain lion, puma, cougar; "Puma concolor"

Definitions

  1. A mountain lion, puma, cougar; "Puma concolor"

Ancestry of “vuorileijona”, step by step

vuorileijona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leijona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleijonalion, "Panthera leo"; Leo; A nickname of the...
2Swedishlejonlion; a large cat, "Panthera leo"; lion
3Old Swedishleonlion
4Old Norseleónlion
5Latinleō—
6Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Finnish Vuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVuorimountain large mass of earth and rock
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →