Where does “kypäräkolibri” come from?

kypäräkolibri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolibri, from French colibri, from Italian colibrì, from German Kolibri, from Russian коли́бри, from Spanish colibrí — hummingbird.

kypäräkolibri (Finnish): bearded helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii

Definitions

  1. bearded helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii

Ancestry of “kypäräkolibri”, step by step

kypäräkolibri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolibri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolibrihummingbird
2Frenchcolibrihummingbird
3Italiancolibrìhummingbird
4GermanKolibrihummingbird
5Russianколи́бриhummingbird
6Spanishcolibríhummingbird

via Finnish kypärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkypärähelmet; hard hat
2Proto-Finnicküpärähat
3Proto-Baltickepur-—
Every word from Spanish colibrí →Every word from French colibri →Every word from Italian colibrì →
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