Where does “juovapääsirkku” come from?
juovapääsirkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sirkku, from Finnish Sirkka, from Finnish sirkka, from Russian Серге́й, from Ancient Greek Σέργιος, from Latin Sergius.
juovapääsirkku (Finnish): white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys species of passerine bird native to North America
Definitions
- white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys species of passerine bird native to North America
Ancestry of “juovapääsirkku”, step by step
juovapääsirkku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sirkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sirkku | emberizid bird of the family |
| 2 | Finnish | Sirkka | cricket insect of the family |
| 3 | Finnish | sirkka | cricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti |
| 4 | Russian | Серге́й | Sergius |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σέργιος | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sergius | — |