Where does “leppälintu” come from?
leppälintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish leppä, from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.
leppälintu (Finnish): common redstart, "Phoenicurus phoenicurus";...
Definitions
- common redstart, "Phoenicurus phoenicurus";...
Ancestry of “leppälintu”, step by step
leppälintu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leppä | An alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | leppä | alder; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |
via Finnish lintu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |
via Ingrian lintu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | lintu | bird |