Where does “harmaapääsirkku” come from?
harmaapääsirkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaapää, from Finnish harmaa, from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
harmaapääsirkku (Finnish): black-faced bunting
Definitions
- black-faced bunting
Ancestry of “harmaapääsirkku”, step by step
harmaapääsirkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harmaapää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmaapää | one who is gray-headed |
| 2 | Finnish | harmaa | grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | harmaga | grey, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | śirˀmas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥-m-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |