Where does “linnunrata” come from?

linnunrata (Finnish) comes from Finnish rata, from Proto-Finnic rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

linnunrata (Finnish): Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white...

Definitions

  1. Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white...

Ancestry of “linnunrata”, step by step

linnunrata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratarailroad track; track, lane, course; sheet
2Proto-Finnicratatrack, path
3Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tradō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rata →