Where does “kani” come from?

kani (Karelian) comes from Finnish kani, 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 “kani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanirabbit, cony, coney; pawnshop
2FinnishkaniiniA rabbit; European rabbit, "Oryctolagus...
3Swedishkanina rabbit
4Middle Low Germankanīn
5Middle Dutchconnijn
6Old Frenchconnin
7Latincunīculusa rabbit
Every word from Latin cunīculusEvery word from Old French conninEvery word from Middle Dutch connijn
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