Where does “piikkipyrstökiitäjä” come from?
piikkipyrstökiitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiitäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
piikkipyrstökiitäjä (Finnish): white-throated needletail
Definitions
- white-throated needletail
Ancestry of “piikkipyrstökiitäjä”, step by step
piikkipyrstökiitäjä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiitäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiitäjä | hawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish pyrstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyrstö | tail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |