Where does “piikkipyrstö” come from?

piikkipyrstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

piikkipyrstö (Finnish): tit-spinetail bird of the genus

Definitions

  1. tit-spinetail bird of the genus

Ancestry of “piikkipyrstö”, step by step

piikkipyrstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish piikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
2Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
3Old Norsespíkr—
4Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →