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Where does “pikkuaavikkokiuru” come from?

pikkuaavikkokiuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish aavikko, from Finnish aava, from English ava, from Burmese အင်းဝ, from Burmese ဝ, from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m — to rain.

pikkuaavikkokiuru (Finnish): bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cinctura

Definitions

  1. bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cinctura

Ancestry of “pikkuaavikkokiuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavikkodesert
2Finnishaavaopen, wide; open sea
3EnglishavaAlternative form of kava
4Burmeseအင်းဝ—
5Burmeseဝfat; full , satiated
6Palivassarain; year
7Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain
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