Where does “kastanjahaarapyrstö” come from?
kastanjahaarapyrstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kastanja, from Swedish kastanj, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
kastanjahaarapyrstö (Finnish): chestnut-naped forktail, Enicurus ruficapillus
Definitions
- chestnut-naped forktail, Enicurus ruficapillus
Ancestry of “kastanjahaarapyrstö”, step by step
kastanjahaarapyrstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kastanja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastanja | chestnut tree; nut of the tree |
| 2 | Swedish | kastanj | chestnut |
| 3 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 4 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 5 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 6 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 7 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 8 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Finnish haarapyrstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haarapyrstö | forktail bird of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | pyrstö | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |