Where does “linnustus” come from?

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

linnustus (Finnish): bird hunting

Definitions

  1. bird hunting

Ancestry of “linnustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinnustaato hunt birds
2Finnishlintubird; poultry
3Proto-Finniclintubird
4Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →
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