Where does “australianpyhäiibis” come from?

australianpyhäiibis (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhäiibis, from Finnish iibis, from Latin ībis, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

australianpyhäiibis (Finnish): Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca

Definitions

  1. Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca

Ancestry of “australianpyhäiibis”, step by step

australianpyhäiibis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyhäiibis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäiibissacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
2Finnishiibisibis
3Latinībisibis (wading bird)
4Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →