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Where does “keisarifregattilintu” come from?

keisarifregattilintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish keisari, from Old Swedish keysar, from Middle Low German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.

keisarifregattilintu (Finnish): magnificent frigatebird, "Fregata magnificens"

Definitions

  1. magnificent frigatebird, "Fregata magnificens"

Ancestry of “keisarifregattilintu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeisariemperor
2Old Swedishkeysaremperor
3Middle Low Germankeiseremperor
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser—
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
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