Where does “hohtoturpiaali” come from?

hohtoturpiaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohto, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

hohtoturpiaali (Finnish): shiny cowbird

Definitions

  1. shiny cowbird

Ancestry of “hohtoturpiaali”, step by step

hohtoturpiaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohtoshining; gleaming; glowing
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish turpiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturpiaaliicterid; oriole, troupial, blackbird, grackle,...
2Spanishturpialtroupial
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →