Where does “linnunlaulu” come from?

linnunlaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

linnunlaulu (Finnish): birdsong

Definitions

  1. birdsong

Ancestry of “linnunlaulu”, step by step

linnunlaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

Words derived from “linnunlaulu

Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak