Where does “intiaaninsulka” come from?
intiaaninsulka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulka, from Proto-Finnic sulka, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.
intiaaninsulka (Finnish): Pristella maxillaris
Ancestry of “intiaaninsulka”, step by step
intiaaninsulka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sulka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulka | feather; windscreen wiper rubber blade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sulka | feather |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tulka | feather |
via Finnish intiaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intiaani | Native American, Amerindian, Indian |
| 2 | Swedish | indian | Indian, American Indian member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas |
| 3 | Spanish | indiano | Indian; having returned to Europe from the... |