Where does “lehtoturpiaali” come from?

lehtoturpiaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

lehtoturpiaali (Finnish): Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)

Definitions

  1. Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)

Ancestry of “lehtoturpiaali”, step by step

lehtoturpiaali 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 turpiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturpiaaliicterid; oriole, troupial, blackbird, grackle,...
2Spanishturpialtroupial
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →