Where does “harakanpelätin” come from?
harakanpelätin (Finnish) comes from Finnish harakka, from Proto-Finnic harakka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śárˀkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
harakanpelätin (Finnish): magpie deterrent, scarecrow for magpies
Definitions
- magpie deterrent, scarecrow for magpies
Ancestry of “harakanpelätin”, step by step
harakanpelätin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harakka | magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harakka | magpie bird of the genus Pica |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śárˀkāˀ | magpie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |