Where does “pikkujoutsen” come from?
pikkujoutsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Joutsen, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ — wild; wild animal.
pikkujoutsen (Finnish): a young swan; tundra swan, "Cygnus columbianus"
Definitions
- a young swan; tundra swan, "Cygnus columbianus"
Ancestry of “pikkujoutsen”, step by step
pikkujoutsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Joutsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Joutsen | The constellation Cygnus, the Swan |
| 2 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 4 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 6 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |