Where does “lehtokurppa” come from?
lehtokurppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.
lehtokurppa (Finnish): woodcock; Eurasian woodcock, "Scolopax rusticola"
Definitions
- woodcock; Eurasian woodcock, "Scolopax rusticola"
Ancestry of “lehtokurppa”, step by step
lehtokurppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lehto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehto | broad deciduous woodland; grove |
| 2 | Finnish | Lehti | leaf part of a plant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lehti | — |
via Finnish kurppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurppa | snipe any bird of the genus |