Where does “amerikanharmaahaikara” come from?
amerikanharmaahaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikanharmaahaikara (Finnish): great blue heron, "Ardea herodias"
Definitions
- great blue heron, "Ardea herodias"
Ancestry of “amerikanharmaahaikara”, step by step
amerikanharmaahaikara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Finnish harmaahaikara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaahaikara | grey heron |
| 2 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |