Where does “käpylintu” come from?
käpylintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
käpylintu (Finnish): crossbill, a bird of the genus "Loxia"
Definitions
- crossbill, a bird of the genus "Loxia"
Ancestry of “käpylintu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |
Words derived from “käpylintu”