Where does “idänturturikyyhky” come from?

idänturturikyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish itä, from Proto-Finnic itä, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.

idänturturikyyhky (Finnish): A species of pigeon, oriental turtle dove,...

Definitions

  1. A species of pigeon, oriental turtle dove,...

Ancestry of “idänturturikyyhky”, step by step

idänturturikyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

via Finnish turturikyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturturikyyhkyturtle dove, "Streptopelia turtur"
2Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
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