Where does “aasianturturikyyhky” come from?
aasianturturikyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aasia, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
aasianturturikyyhky (Finnish): spotted-necked dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Definitions
- spotted-necked dove, Streptopelia chinensis
Ancestry of “aasianturturikyyhky”, step by step
aasianturturikyyhky traces back through two 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 |
via Finnish turturikyyhky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turturikyyhky | turtle dove, "Streptopelia turtur" |
| 2 | Finnish | kyyhky | pigeon, dove; pigeon; dove |