Where does “keltajalkaviklo” come from?
keltajalkaviklo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelta, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.
keltajalkaviklo (Finnish): lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Definitions
- lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Ancestry of “keltajalkaviklo”, step by step
keltajalkaviklo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kelta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelta | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |
via Finnish jalka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalka | foot; leg; the lower limb of a human |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jalka | leg; foot |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jalka | — |
via Finnish viklo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viklo | sandpiper, redshank, greenshank, yellowlegs,... |