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Where does “arabiantiira” come from?

arabiantiira (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...

arabiantiira (Finnish): white-cheeked tern, "Sterna repressa"

Definitions

  1. white-cheeked tern, "Sterna repressa"

Ancestry of “arabiantiira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArabia—
2LatinArabia—
3Ancient GreekἈραβίαArabia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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