Where does “petolintu” come from?

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

petolintu (Finnish): bird of prey

Definitions

  1. bird of prey

Ancestry of “petolintu”, step by step

petolintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

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

via Finnish peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster

Words derived from “petolintu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →