Where does “kaliforniantikli” come from?
kaliforniantikli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tikli, from German Stieglitz, from Middle High German stigliz, from Old Czech stehlec, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
kaliforniantikli (Finnish): Lawrence's goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei
Definitions
- Lawrence's goldfinch, Spinus lawrencei
Ancestry of “kaliforniantikli”, step by step
kaliforniantikli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tikli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tikli | European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch |
| 2 | German | Stieglitz | European goldfinch |
| 3 | Middle High German | stigliz | — |
| 4 | Old Czech | stehlec | goldfinch (bird) |
| 5 | Old Czech | -ec | forms masculine nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 7 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
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 | — |