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Where does “aasiansieppokerttu” come from?

aasiansieppokerttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kerttu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

aasiansieppokerttu (Finnish): A bird of the genus "Seicercus" of the family...

Definitions

  1. A bird of the genus "Seicercus" of the family...

Ancestry of “aasiansieppokerttu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKerttu—
2GermanGertrud—
3Old High Germangērspear
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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