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Where does “kaulushaikara” come from?

kaulushaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kaulushaikara (Finnish): Eurasian bittern, great bittern, "Botaurus...

Definitions

  1. Eurasian bittern, great bittern, "Botaurus...

Ancestry of “kaulushaikara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauluscollar; pronotum
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kaulushaikara”

  • amerikankaulushaikara
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