Where does “linturetki” come from?

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

linturetki (Finnish): birdwatching trip, birding trip, birdwatching tour, birding tour

Definitions

  1. birdwatching trip, birding trip, birdwatching tour, birding tour

Ancestry of “linturetki”, step by step

linturetki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish retki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkitrip; expedition
Every word from Proto-Uralic luntaEvery word from Proto-Finnic lintuEvery word from Finnish lintu