Where does “nummikirvinen” come from?

nummikirvinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nummi, from Proto-Finnic nummi — heathland, moor.

nummikirvinen (Finnish): tawny pipit, Anthus campestris

Definitions

  1. tawny pipit, Anthus campestris

Ancestry of “nummikirvinen”, step by step

nummikirvinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnummiheath, heathland, moor
2Proto-Finnicnummiheathland, moor

via Finnish kirvinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvinenpipit
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