Where does “muuttokyyhky” come from?
muuttokyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish muutto, from Finnish muuttaa, from Finnish -ellä — Front vowel variant of -ella.
muuttokyyhky (Finnish): passenger pigeon
Definitions
- passenger pigeon
Ancestry of “muuttokyyhky”, step by step
muuttokyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muutto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muutto | move, relocation; migration |
| 2 | Finnish | muuttaa | to modify, change, alter; to transform,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ellä | Front vowel variant of -ella |
via Finnish kyyhky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyyhky | pigeon, dove; pigeon; dove |