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Where does “linnustaa” come from?

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

linnustaa (Finnish): to hunt birds

Definitions

  1. to hunt birds

Ancestry of “linnustaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →