Where does “kaitanokkakuovi” come from?

kaitanokkakuovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaita, from Proto-Finnic kaita, from Proto-Germanic gaidō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

kaitanokkakuovi (Finnish): slender-billed curlew, Numenius tenuirostris

Definitions

  1. slender-billed curlew, Numenius tenuirostris

Ancestry of “kaitanokkakuovi”, step by step

kaitanokkakuovi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaitanarrow; Alternative form of kaitsea
2Proto-Finnickaitanarrow
3Proto-Germanicgaidōprickle; point; ord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish kuovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuovicurlew; Eurasian curlew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaidō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaita →
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