Where does “yarkantinjänis” come from?

yarkantinjänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänis, from Proto-Finnic jänis — hare.

yarkantinjänis (Finnish): Yarkand hare, Yarkland hare, Lepus yarkandensis

Definitions

  1. Yarkand hare, Yarkland hare, Lepus yarkandensis

Ancestry of “yarkantinjänis”, step by step

yarkantinjänis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare

via English Yarkant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYarkant—
2Uyghurيەكەن—
Every word from Proto-Finnic jänis →Every word from Finnish jänis →
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