Where does “bolivianpuumuura” come from?
bolivianpuumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
bolivianpuumuura (Finnish): Bolivian slaty antshrike
Definitions
- Bolivian slaty antshrike
Ancestry of “bolivianpuumuura”, step by step
bolivianpuumuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Bolivia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Bolivia | Bolivia's |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 4 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 5 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish puumuura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puumuura | Any passerine bird in the taxonomic family... |
| 2 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 3 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |