Where does “kasuaarilintu” come from?

kasuaarilintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

Ancestry of “kasuaarilintu”, step by step

kasuaarilintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish kasuaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasuaaricassowary
2Malaykasuaricassowary
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →