Where does “kuikkalintu” come from?

kuikkalintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

kuikkalintu (Finnish): A loon or diver, a bird of the order Gaviiformes

Definitions

  1. A loon or diver, a bird of the order Gaviiformes

Ancestry of “kuikkalintu”, step by step

kuikkalintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish kuikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuikkaloon, diver; black-throated diver
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →