Where does “linnunmaito” come from?

linnunmaito (Finnish) comes from Finnish maito, from Proto-Finnic maito, from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ.

linnunmaito (Finnish): nectar

Definitions

  1. nectar

Ancestry of “linnunmaito”, step by step

linnunmaito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic maito →Every word from Finnish maito →