Where does “madeirankiitäjä” come from?
madeirankiitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiitäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
madeirankiitäjä (Finnish): plain swift, Apus unicolor
Definitions
- plain swift, Apus unicolor
Ancestry of “madeirankiitäjä”, step by step
madeirankiitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiitäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiitäjä | hawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish madeira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | madeira | Madeira fortified wine produced on Madeira |
| 2 | Portuguese | Madeira | Ellipsis of vinho da Madeira |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | madeira | — |
| 4 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |