Where does “kultatöyhtökakadu” come from?
kultatöyhtökakadu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakadu, from German Kakadu, from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua, from Malay tua, from Classical Malay tua, from Malay tuha, from Proto-Malayic tuha — old.
kultatöyhtökakadu (Finnish): sulfur-crested cockatoo, "Cacatua galerita"
Definitions
- sulfur-crested cockatoo, "Cacatua galerita"
Ancestry of “kultatöyhtökakadu”, step by step
kultatöyhtökakadu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kakadu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kakadu | cockatoo; corella |
| 2 | German | Kakadu | cockatoo |
| 3 | Dutch | kaketoe | cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae |
| 4 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 5 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 6 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 7 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 11 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 12 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |
via Finnish kulta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulta | gold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kulta | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Finnish töyhtö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töyhtö | crest, tuft; plume |