Where does “isopunasotka” come from?

isopunasotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isopunasotka (Finnish): canvasback

Definitions

  1. canvasback

Ancestry of “isopunasotka”, step by step

isopunasotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish punasotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunasotkacommon pochard, "Aythya ferina"
2FinnishpunaThe color red
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →