Where does “songlark” come from?

songlark (English) comes from English lark, from Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

songlark (English): A bird of the species Cincloramphus cruralis or Cincloramphus mathewsi, native to Australia

Definitions

  1. A bird of the species Cincloramphus cruralis or Cincloramphus mathewsi, native to Australia

Ancestry of “songlark”, step by step

songlark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarkAny of various small, singing passerine birds of...
2Middle Englishlarkeskylark; The meat of a a skylark
3Old Englishlāwercelark
4Proto-West Germanic*laiwaʀikālark
5Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
6Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

via English song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsongA musical composition with lyrics for voice or...
2Thaiสอง2
3Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
4Middle Chinese雙—
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