Where does “nummiriekko” come from?

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

nummiriekko (Finnish): red grouse, "Lagopus lagopus scotica"

Definitions

  1. red grouse, "Lagopus lagopus scotica"

Ancestry of “nummiriekko”, step by step

nummiriekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nummi

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

via Finnish riekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriekkowillow grouse
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