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"
Ancestry of “amerikantylli”, step by step
amerikantylli 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 tylli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tylli | bird of the genus "Charadrius", especially its... |
| 2 | French | Tulle | tulle |
| 3 | Latin | tūtēla | tutelage, guardianship |
| 4 | Latin | tueor | I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | toweōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewH- | to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to... |