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Where does “arabiantimali” come from?

arabiantimali (Finnish) comes from Finnish timali, from Translingual Timaliidae, from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

arabiantimali (Finnish): Arabian babbler, Turdoides squamiceps

Definitions

  1. Arabian babbler, Turdoides squamiceps

Ancestry of “arabiantimali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtimaliOld World wabbler, timaliid
2TranslingualTimaliidae—
3Translingual-idaeof the family of
4Latin-idesson of
5Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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