Where does “jänkäsirriäinen” come from?
jänkäsirriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänkä, from Proto-Samic jeaŋkē, from Proto-Uralic jäŋkä — bog.
jänkäsirriäinen (Finnish): broad-billed sandpiper
Definitions
- broad-billed sandpiper
Ancestry of “jänkäsirriäinen”, step by step
jänkäsirriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jänkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jänkä | type of swamp; free of, or sparsely covered by... |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | jeaŋkē | marsh, swamp |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋkä | bog |
via Finnish sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |