Where does “linnunpönttö” come from?

linnunpönttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

linnunpönttö (Finnish): A nest box, birdhouse

Definitions

  1. A nest box, birdhouse

Ancestry of “linnunpönttö”, step by step

linnunpönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

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

via Finnish pönttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpönttöbin, can; blockhead; toilet
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →