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

  1. woodcock; Eurasian woodcock, "Scolopax rusticola"

Ancestry of “lehtokurppa”, step by step

lehtokurppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti

via Finnish kurppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurppasnipe any bird of the genus

Words derived from “lehtokurppa

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehtiEvery word from Finnish LehtiEvery word from Finnish lehto