Where does “mustaviklo” come from?
mustaviklo (Finnish) comes from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.
mustaviklo (Finnish): spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
Definitions
- spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
Ancestry of “mustaviklo”, step by step
mustaviklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish musta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |
via Finnish viklo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viklo | sandpiper, redshank, greenshank, yellowlegs,... |