Where does “keltarintakyyhky” come from?

keltarintakyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelta, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.

keltarintakyyhky (Finnish): yellow-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus occipitalis

Definitions

  1. yellow-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus occipitalis

Ancestry of “keltarintakyyhky”, step by step

keltarintakyyhky traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelta

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

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →