Where does “alppivaris” come from?

alppivaris (Finnish) comes from Finnish varis, from Proto-Finnic varis, from Proto-Uralic warᴈ — crow.

alppivaris (Finnish): chough bird of the genus

Definitions

  1. chough bird of the genus

Ancestry of “alppivaris”, step by step

alppivaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow

via Finnish Alpit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAlpit—
2LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps
Every word from Proto-Uralic warᴈ →Every word from Proto-Finnic varis →Every word from Finnish varis →