Where does “lokkiparvi” come from?

lokkiparvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish parvi, from Proto-Finnic parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric parwɜ.

lokkiparvi (Finnish): A flock of gulls

Definitions

  1. A flock of gulls

Ancestry of “lokkiparvi”, step by step

lokkiparvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparvigroup of animals; group, cluster; cluster
2Proto-Finnicparviflock, group of animals
3Proto-Finno-Ugricparwɜ—

via Finnish lokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokkigull, seagull
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric parwɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic parvi →Every word from Finnish parvi →
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