Where does “kyyhkyrääkkä” come from?
kyyhkyrääkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rääkkä, from Finnish ruisrääkkä, from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.
kyyhkyrääkkä (Finnish): mesite
Definitions
- mesite
Ancestry of “kyyhkyrääkkä”, step by step
kyyhkyrääkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rääkkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rääkkä | crake; the genus "Crex" |
| 2 | Finnish | ruisrääkkä | corncrake, landrail |
| 3 | Finnish | ruis | rye |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rugis | rye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rugiz | rye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrugʰyo- | rye |
via Finnish kyyhky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyyhky | pigeon, dove; pigeon; dove |