Where does “linturiista” come from?

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

linturiista (Finnish): the game made of fowl or birds collectively

Definitions

  1. the game made of fowl or birds collectively

Ancestry of “linturiista”, step by step

linturiista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

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

via Finnish riista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriistagame
2Proto-Finnicriistaobject, item, ware
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →