Where does “linnusitt” come from?

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

linnusitt (Estonian): birdshit, guano

Definitions

  1. birdshit, guano

Ancestry of “linnusitt”, step by step

linnusitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lind

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

via Estonian sitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansittshit
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sitta—
3Proto-Uralicsittashit
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Estonian lind →