Where does “hohtoturpiaali” come from?
hohtoturpiaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohto, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak.
hohtoturpiaali (Finnish): shiny cowbird
Ancestry of “hohtoturpiaali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hohto | shining; gleaming; glowing |
| 2 | Finnish | hohtaa | To glow, shine, glimmer, gleam |
| 3 | Finnish | hohkaa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hohkadak | — |