Where does “linnusto” come from?
linnusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
linnusto (Finnish): birdlife
Ancestry of “linnusto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |