Where does “pelikaanilintu” come from?

pelikaanilintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

pelikaanilintu (Finnish): pelecaniform

Definitions

  1. pelecaniform

Ancestry of “pelikaanilintu”, step by step

pelikaanilintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish pelikaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpelikaaniA pelican
2Swedishpelikanpelican
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →