Where does “etiopianhaarapääsky” come from?
etiopianhaarapääsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etiopia, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
etiopianhaarapääsky (Finnish): Ethiopian swallow
Definitions
- Ethiopian swallow
Ancestry of “etiopianhaarapääsky”, step by step
etiopianhaarapääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Etiopia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Etiopia | Ethiopian |
| 2 | Latin | Aethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθιοπία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθίοψ | Ethiopian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Finnish haarapääsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haarapääsky | barn swallow |
| 2 | Finnish | haara | branch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | haara | branch |