Where does “pösnina” come from?

pösnina (Hopi) comes from Finnish Niina, from Russian Ни́на, from Georgian ნინო, from Old Georgian ნინო.

pösnina (Hopi): kill a mouse

Definitions

  1. kill a mouse

Ancestry of “pösnina”, step by step

pösnina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Niina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNiina—
2RussianНи́на—
3GeorgianნინოNino
4Old Georgianნინო—

via Hopi pö̀ösa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hopipö̀ösahouse mouse (Mus musculus)
Every word from Old Georgian ნინო →Every word from Georgian ნინო →Every word from Russian Ни́на →