Where does “kirjorastas” come from?

kirjorastas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirjorastas (Finnish): White's thrush

Definitions

  1. White's thrush

Ancestry of “kirjorastas”, step by step

kirjorastas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish rastas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrastasthrush
2Proto-Finnicrastasthrush
3Proto-Baltictrazdas—

Words derived from “kirjorastas”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjoi →Every word from Finnish kirjo →