Where does “käpytikka” come from?
käpytikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tikka, from Proto-Finnic tikka.
käpytikka (Finnish): A great spotted woodpecker, "Dendrocopos major"
Definitions
- A great spotted woodpecker, "Dendrocopos major"
Ancestry of “käpytikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tikka | woodpecker; dart |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tikka | — |