Where does “laululintu” come from?

laululintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

laululintu (Finnish): songbird

Definitions

  1. songbird

Ancestry of “laululintu”, step by step

laululintu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Ingrian laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlaulusong
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic laulu →Every word from Finnish laulu →