Where does “lyhytpyrstökiuru” come from?

lyhytpyrstökiuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

lyhytpyrstökiuru (Finnish): short-tailed lark, Spizocorys fremantlii

Definitions

  1. short-tailed lark, Spizocorys fremantlii

Ancestry of “lyhytpyrstökiuru”, step by step

lyhytpyrstökiuru traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish kiuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiuruskylark
2Proto-Finnickiurulark (bird of family Alaudidae)

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís
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