Where does “nandulintu” come from?

nandulintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nandu, from French nandou, from Spanish ñandú, from Guaraní ñandu guasu — rhea.

nandulintu (Finnish): Rheidae family of birds

Definitions

  1. Rheidae family of birds

Ancestry of “nandulintu”, step by step

nandulintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nandu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnandurhea; greater rhea, American rhea, "Rhea...
2Frenchnandourhea
3SpanishñandúAmerican ostrich, rhea, nandu
4Guaraníñandu guasurhea

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Guaraní ñandu guasu →Every word from Spanish ñandú →Every word from French nandou →