Where does “linnunlaulupuu” come from?
linnunlaulupuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish linnunlaulu, from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.
linnunlaulupuu (Finnish): a tree left standing in an area otherwise cleared (e.g. burnt by slash-and-burn cultivation), in order to promote regrowth
Definitions
- a tree left standing in an area otherwise cleared (e.g. burnt by slash-and-burn cultivation), in order to promote regrowth
Ancestry of “linnunlaulupuu”, step by step
linnunlaulupuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linnunlaulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linnunlaulu | birdsong |
| 2 | Finnish | laulu | song; singing |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laulu | song |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lauladak | to sing |