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Where does “andienkondori” come from?

andienkondori (Finnish) comes from Finnish kondori, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

andienkondori (Finnish): Andean condor, "Vultur gryphus"

Definitions

  1. Andean condor, "Vultur gryphus"

Ancestry of “andienkondori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkondoriNew World vulture
2Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
3Old Czech-í—
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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