Where does “keltaniskatikka” come from?

keltaniskatikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

keltaniskatikka (Finnish): golden-naped woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen

Definitions

  1. golden-naped woodpecker, Melanerpes chrysauchen

Ancestry of “keltaniskatikka”, step by step

keltaniskatikka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniskanape, the back of the neck; a load bearing...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →