Where does “mustaleppälintu” come from?
mustaleppälintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish leppälintu, from Finnish leppä, from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.
mustaleppälintu (Finnish): a black redstart; Phoenicurus ochruros
Definitions
- a black redstart; Phoenicurus ochruros
Ancestry of “mustaleppälintu”, step by step
mustaleppälintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leppälintu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leppälintu | common redstart, "Phoenicurus phoenicurus";... |
| 2 | Finnish | leppä | An alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leppä | alder; blood |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |