Where does “amerikanvesipääsky” come from?
amerikanvesipääsky (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.
amerikanvesipääsky (Finnish): Wilson's phalarope, "Phalaropus tricolor"
Definitions
- Wilson's phalarope, "Phalaropus tricolor"
Ancestry of “amerikanvesipääsky”, step by step