Where does “peltoviiriäinen” come from?
peltoviiriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
peltoviiriäinen (Finnish): northern bobwhite
Definitions
- northern bobwhite
Ancestry of “peltoviiriäinen”, step by step
peltoviiriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelto | field |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pelto | field |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Finnish viiriäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiriäinen | common quail; quail; New World quail |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |