Where does “keltarintatinami” come from?

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

keltarintatinami (Finnish): tawny-breasted tinamou, Nothocercus julius

Definitions

  1. tawny-breasted tinamou, Nothocercus julius

Ancestry of “keltarintatinami”, step by step

keltarintatinami 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 tinami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinamitinamou bird of the family
2Frenchtinamoutinamou bird
3Galibi Caribtinamu—

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →
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