Where does “päiväpetolintu” come from?

päiväpetolintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

päiväpetolintu (Finnish): diurnal bird of prey, diurnal raptor

Definitions

  1. diurnal bird of prey, diurnal raptor

Ancestry of “päiväpetolintu”, step by step

päiväpetolintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväday; the sun
2Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
3Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
4Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Finnish petolintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetolintubird of prey
2Finnishlintubird; poultry
3Proto-Finniclintubird
4Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic päivä →
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