Where does “kirjopääsirkku” come from?

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

kirjopääsirkku (Finnish): lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus

Definitions

  1. lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus

Ancestry of “kirjopääsirkku”, step by step

kirjopääsirkku 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 kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Latin SergiusEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣέργιοςEvery word from Russian Серге́й