Where does “loistikka” come from?

loistikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tikka, from Proto-Finnic tikka — woodpecker.

loistikka (Finnish): honeybird any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus

Definitions

  1. honeybird any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus

Ancestry of “loistikka”, step by step

loistikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker

via Finnish loinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloinenparasite; parasitic
2Finnishluo-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic tikka →