Where does “amerikantylli” come from?
amerikantylli (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.
amerikantylli (Finnish): killdeer, "Charadrius vociferus"
Definitions
- killdeer, "Charadrius vociferus"
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