Where does “eteläamerikanlokki” come from?
eteläamerikanlokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etelä-Amerikka, from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
eteläamerikanlokki (Finnish): brown-hooded gull
Definitions
- brown-hooded gull
Ancestry of “eteläamerikanlokki”, step by step
eteläamerikanlokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Etelä-Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Etelä-Amerikka | — |
| 2 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 3 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 4 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 6 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 7 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish lokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lokki | gull, seagull |