Where does “kirjosiipikäpylintu” come from?
kirjosiipikäpylintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish käpylintu, from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
kirjosiipikäpylintu (Finnish): white-winged crossbill or two-barred crossbill
Definitions
- white-winged crossbill or two-barred crossbill
Ancestry of “kirjosiipikäpylintu”, step by step
kirjosiipikäpylintu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käpylintu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käpylintu | crossbill, a bird of the genus "Loxia" |
| 2 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |
via Finnish kirjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
via Finnish siipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipi | wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or... |