Where does “pesimäkanta” come from?
pesimäkanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesiä, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pesimäkanta (Finnish): breeding population, breeding stock of birds
Definitions
- breeding population, breeding stock of birds
Ancestry of “pesimäkanta”, step by step
pesimäkanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pesiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pesiä | To nest |
| 2 | Finnish | ia | Obsolete spelling of ja |
| 3 | Finnish | ja | and; AND |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ja | and |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |