Where does “keltakurkkuvästäräkki” come from?
keltakurkkuvästäräkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurkku, from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
keltakurkkuvästäräkki (Finnish): yellow-throated longclaw, Macronyx croceus
Definitions
- yellow-throated longclaw, Macronyx croceus
Ancestry of “keltakurkkuvästäräkki”, step by step
keltakurkkuvästäräkki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 2 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 3 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 4 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 5 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 6 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 västäräkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | västäräkki | wagtail; white wagtail, "Motacilla alba" |