Where does “kastanjatimali” come from?
kastanjatimali (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.
kastanjatimali (Finnish): grey-chested babbler, Kakamega poliothorax
Definitions
- grey-chested babbler, Kakamega poliothorax
Ancestry of “kastanjatimali”, step by step
kastanjatimali 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 timali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | timali | Old World wabbler, timaliid |
| 2 | Translingual | Timaliidae | family |
| 3 | Translingual | -idae | of the family of |
| 4 | Latin | -ides | son of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίδης | son of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |