Where does “arohyyppä” come from?

arohyyppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish aro, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

arohyyppä (Finnish): sociable lapwing, sociable plover, Vanellus gregarius

Definitions

  1. sociable lapwing, sociable plover, Vanellus gregarius

Ancestry of “arohyyppä”, step by step

arohyyppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharosteppe; humid or swampy meadow or plain
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish hyyppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyyppälapwing, plover
Every word from Latin -la