Where does “kalliokyyhky” come from?

kalliokyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kallio, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo, from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ.

kalliokyyhky (Finnish): rock dove, "Columba livia"

Definitions

  1. rock dove, "Columba livia"

Ancestry of “kalliokyyhky”, step by step

kalliokyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kallio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKallioAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
3Proto-Germanichallijǭ—

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo →Every word from Finnish Kallio →