Where does “kanini” come from?

kanini (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

Ancestry of “kanini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
2Swedishkanina rabbit
3Middle Low Germankanīn
4Middle Dutchconnijn
5Old Frenchconnin
6Latincunīculusa rabbit
Every word from Latin cunīculus