Where does “barbaarikyyhky” come from?

barbaarikyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish barbaari, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbaarikyyhky (Finnish): ringneck dove

Definitions

  1. ringneck dove

Ancestry of “barbaarikyyhky”, step by step

barbaarikyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish barbaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbarbaaribarbarian
2Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →