Where does “arabianbulbuli” come from?
arabianbulbuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Arabia, from Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
arabianbulbuli (Finnish): white-spectacled bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Definitions
- white-spectacled bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Ancestry of “arabianbulbuli”, step by step
arabianbulbuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Arabia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Arabia | A former porcelain factory in Helsinki, once largest in Europe, now one of the brands of the Fiskars Group |
| 2 | Latin | Arabia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβία | Arabia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |