Where does “isovesipääsky” come from?

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

isovesipääsky (Finnish): red phalarope, grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Arctic migratory wader

Definitions

  1. red phalarope, grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Arctic migratory wader

Ancestry of “isovesipääsky”, step by step

isovesipääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

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

via Finnish vesipääsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesipääskyphalarope; red-necked phalarope, "Phalaropus...
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
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