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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKallio—
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
3Proto-Germanichallijǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ →