Where does “lyyralintu” come from?

lyyralintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyyra, from Swedish lur, from Swedish lura, from Middle Low German luren.

lyyralintu (Finnish): lyrebird

Definitions

  1. lyrebird

Ancestry of “lyyralintu”, step by step

lyyralintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyyralyre
2Swedishlura horn; an ear trumpet; a headphone, a headset
3Swedishlurato trick, to fool, to deceive, to lure; to stalk,...
4Middle Low Germanluren—

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Swedish lura →Every word from Swedish lur →