Where does “linnupiim” come from?

linnupiim (Estonian) comes from Estonian lind, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

linnupiim (Estonian): royal jelly

Definitions

  1. royal jelly

Ancestry of “linnupiim”, step by step

linnupiim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlindbird
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Estonian piim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiimmilk
2Proto-Finnicpiimämilk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpejmä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Estonian lind →