Where does “kalliotöyhtöpingviini” come from?
kalliotöyhtöpingviini (Finnish) comes from Finnish töyhtöpingviini, from Finnish pingviini, from Swedish pingvin, from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn — to see.
kalliotöyhtöpingviini (Finnish): rockhopper penguin
Definitions
- rockhopper penguin
Ancestry of “kalliotöyhtöpingviini”, step by step
kalliotöyhtöpingviini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish töyhtöpingviini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töyhtöpingviini | crested penguin |
| 2 | Finnish | pingviini | penguin |
| 3 | Swedish | pingvin | penguin |
| 4 | French | pingouin | auk, razorbill; penguin |
| 5 | Dutch | pinguïn | A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order... |
| 6 | English | penguin | Any of several flightless sea birds, of order... |
| 7 | Welsh | gwyn | white; blessed |
| 8 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |