Where does “kaunotiira” come from?
kaunotiira (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauno, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.
kaunotiira (Finnish): elegant tern, Thalasseus elegans
Definitions
- elegant tern, Thalasseus elegans
Ancestry of “kaunotiira”, step by step
kaunotiira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kauno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauno | Synonym of nuorukainen; Synonym of neitonen;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kaunis | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaunis | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skauniz | beautiful, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱoun- | quick, dashing, beautiful |
via Finnish tiira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiira | tern |