Where does “erakkotinami” come from?

erakkotinami (Finnish) comes from Finnish erakko, from Finnish erata, from Finnish erä, from Proto-Finnic erä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä — apart.

erakkotinami (Finnish): solitary tinamou

Definitions

  1. solitary tinamou

Ancestry of “erakkotinami”, step by step

erakkotinami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherakkohermit, recluse
2Finnisheratato diverge
3Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
4Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
5Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

via Finnish tinami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinamitinamou bird of the family
2Frenchtinamoutinamou bird
3Galibi Caribtinamu
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric eräEvery word from Proto-Finnic eräEvery word from Finnish erä
erakkotinami — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer