Where does “tufalaŭdo” come from?

tufalaŭdo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tufo, from French touffe, from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tufalaŭdo (Esperanto): crested lark

Definitions

  1. crested lark

Ancestry of “tufalaŭdo”, step by step

tufalaŭdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto tufo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotufotuft
2Frenchtouffetuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair,...
3Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Esperanto alaŭdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoalaŭdolark
2LatinalaudaA lark; the crested lark, the skylark
3Gaulish*alawdaA skylark
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