Where does “erakkokolibri” come from?

erakkokolibri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolibri, from French colibri, from Italian colibrì, from German Kolibri, from Russian коли́бри, from Spanish colibrí — hummingbird.

erakkokolibri (Finnish): hermit hummingbird of the subfamily Phaethornithinae

Definitions

  1. hermit hummingbird of the subfamily Phaethornithinae

Ancestry of “erakkokolibri”, step by step

erakkokolibri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolibri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolibrihummingbird
2Frenchcolibrihummingbird
3Italiancolibrìhummingbird
4GermanKolibrihummingbird
5Russianколи́бриhummingbird
6Spanishcolibríhummingbird

via Finnish erakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherakkohermit, recluse
2Finnisheratato diverge
3Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
4Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
5Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Spanish colibrí →Every word from French colibri →Every word from Italian colibrì →
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