Where does “keltarintavireo” come from?

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

keltarintavireo (Finnish): yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons

Definitions

  1. yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons

Ancestry of “keltarintavireo”, step by step

keltarintavireo 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 vireo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvireovireo bird of the genus
2taxonomic nameVireo—
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →
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