Where does “kyproksenkerttu” come from?

kyproksenkerttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kerttu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

kyproksenkerttu (Finnish): Cyprus warbler, Curruca melanothorax

Definitions

  1. Cyprus warbler, Curruca melanothorax

Ancestry of “kyproksenkerttu”, step by step

kyproksenkerttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kerttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKerttuGretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
2GermanGertrud—
3Old High Germangērspear
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Finnish Kypros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKypros—
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →