Where does “lintulaskenta” come from?

lintulaskenta (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskenta, from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

lintulaskenta (Finnish): bird counting

Definitions

  1. bird counting

Ancestry of “lintulaskenta”, step by step

lintulaskenta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laskenta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskentacomputation, calculation; calculus
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic laskedak →Every word from Finnish laskea →
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