Where does “kääpiösorsa” come from?
kääpiösorsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kääpiösorsa (Finnish): pygmy goose
Ancestry of “kääpiösorsa”, step by step
kääpiösorsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kääpiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääpiö | midget, dwarf; dwarf star, dwarf |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish Sorsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sorsa | duck bird of the |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sorsa | duck, mallard |
Words derived from “kääpiösorsa”