Where does “keltapääsirkku” come from?

keltapääsirkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sirkku, from Finnish Sirkka, from Finnish sirkka, from Russian Серге́й, from Ancient Greek Σέργιος, from Latin Sergius.

keltapääsirkku (Finnish): cinereous bunting, Emberiza cineracea

Definitions

  1. cinereous bunting, Emberiza cineracea

Ancestry of “keltapääsirkku”, step by step

keltapääsirkku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Sirkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSirkkuemberizid bird of the family
2FinnishSirkkacricket insect of the family
3Finnishsirkkacricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti
4RussianСерге́йSergius
5Ancient GreekΣέργιος
6LatinSergius

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos
Every word from Latin SergiusEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣέργιοςEvery word from Russian Серге́й