Where does “kaninķenis” come from?

kaninķenis (Latvian) comes from German Kaninchen, from Middle Low German kanīneken, from Middle Dutch connijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

kaninķenis (Latvian): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “kaninķenis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaninchenrabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīneken—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculusa rabbit
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connin →Every word from Middle Dutch connijn →
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