Where does “lintuluoto” come from?
lintuluoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
lintuluoto (Finnish): bird rock, bird islet
Definitions
- bird rock, bird islet
Ancestry of “lintuluoto”, step by step
lintuluoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lintu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |
via Finnish luoto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luoto | islet especially a rocky one or one that is far from any larger land mass and is devoid of larger vegetation such as trees |