Where does “keisarikyyhky” come from?

keisarikyyhky (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.

keisarikyyhky (Finnish): imperial pigeon pigeon of the genus

Definitions

  1. imperial pigeon pigeon of the genus

Ancestry of “keisarikyyhky”, step by step

keisarikyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keisari

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

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove

Words derived from “keisarikyyhky”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéysero- →Every word from Latin caesaries →Every word from Latin Caesar →