Where does “kenttähyyppä” come from?

kenttähyyppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttä, from Proto-Samic kientē — meadow, field.

kenttähyyppä (Finnish): red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus

Definitions

  1. red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus

Ancestry of “kenttähyyppä”, step by step

kenttähyyppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field

via Finnish hyyppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyyppälapwing, plover
Every word from Proto-Samic kientē →Every word from Finnish kenttä →