Where does “laululintu” come from?
laululintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.
laululintu (Finnish): songbird
Ancestry of “laululintu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | laulu | song; singing |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laulu | song |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lauladak | to sing |