Where does “aasiankirjotikka” come from?
aasiankirjotikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aasia, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
aasiankirjotikka (Finnish): fulvous-breasted woodpecker
Definitions
- fulvous-breasted woodpecker
Ancestry of “aasiankirjotikka”, step by step
aasiankirjotikka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Aasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aasia | of Asia; Asia; Asian |
| 2 | Latin | Āsia | A kind of rye |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 5 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |