Where does “kalifornianharakka” come from?
kalifornianharakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish harakka, from Proto-Finnic harakka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śárˀkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
kalifornianharakka (Finnish): yellow-billed magpie, California magpie, Pica nuttallii
Definitions
- yellow-billed magpie, California magpie, Pica nuttallii
Ancestry of “kalifornianharakka”, step by step
kalifornianharakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harakka | magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harakka | magpie bird of the genus Pica |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śárˀkāˀ | magpie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish Kalifornia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kalifornia | California's |
| 2 | English | California | A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California |
| 3 | Spanish | California | — |