Where does “kypäräkasuaari” come from?

kypäräkasuaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kypärä, from Proto-Finnic küpärä, from Proto-Baltic kepur-.

kypäräkasuaari (Finnish): southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius

Definitions

  1. southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius

Ancestry of “kypäräkasuaari”, step by step

kypäräkasuaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kypärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkypärähelmet; hard hat
2Proto-Finnicküpärähat
3Proto-Baltickepur-—

via Finnish kasuaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasuaaricassowary
2Malaykasuaricassowary
Every word from Proto-Baltic kepur- →Every word from Proto-Finnic küpärä →Every word from Finnish kypärä →
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