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Where does “leukalappumuura” come from?

leukalappumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish leukalappu, from Finnish lappu, from Swedish läpp, from Old Swedish lapper, from Finnish lappalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh — to hit, strike.

leukalappumuura (Finnish): saturnine antshrike, Thamnomanes saturninus

Definitions

  1. saturnine antshrike, Thamnomanes saturninus

Ancestry of “leukalappumuura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukalappubib
2FinnishlappuA small piece of paper, textile etc; A tag, label
3Swedishläpplip
4Old Swedishlapper—
5FinnishlappalainenA Sami
6Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
7Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
8Old Swedishslagh—
9Middle Low Germanslach—
10Old Saxonslag—
11Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
12Swedishslagg—
13Low Germanslagge—
14Middle Low Germanslagge—
15Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
Every word from Middle Low German slān →