Where does “mayaketsaali” come from?

mayaketsaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish maya, from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab, from Yucatec Maya maya'.

mayaketsaali (Finnish): resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno

Definitions

  1. resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno

Ancestry of “mayaketsaali”, step by step

mayaketsaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmayaMaya, Mayan
2SpanishmayaMayan
3Yucatec Mayamayab—
4Yucatec Mayamaya'—

via Finnish ketsaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketsaaliquetzal bird
2Spanishquetzalquetzal bird
3Classical NahuatlquetzalliA quetzal feather; Something precious
4Classical Nahuatlquetzato raise, lift; to raise, lift, stand
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