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Where does “afrikankapustahaikara” come from?

afrikankapustahaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapustahaikara, from Finnish kapusta, from Russian капу́ста, from Slovak kapusta, from Ukrainian капу́ста, from Old East Slavic капуста, from Latin composita, from Latin compositus — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

afrikankapustahaikara (Finnish): African spoonbill, "Platalea alba"

Definitions

  1. African spoonbill, "Platalea alba"

Ancestry of “afrikankapustahaikara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapustahaikaraspoonbill
2Finnishkapustawooden spoon
3Russianкапу́стаcabbage
4Slovakkapustacabbage
5Ukrainianкапу́ста—
6Old East Slavicкапуста—
7Latincompositanominative feminine singular of compositus;...
8Latincompositusordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,...
9LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
10Latincom-allomorph of con-
11Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Germankitt—
19Old High Germankuti—
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
23Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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