Where does “pikkukäpylintu” come from?
pikkukäpylintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish käpylintu, from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
pikkukäpylintu (Finnish): red crossbill or common crossbill
Definitions
- red crossbill or common crossbill
Ancestry of “pikkukäpylintu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | käpylintu | crossbill, a bird of the genus "Loxia" |
| 2 | Finnish | lintu | bird; poultry |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |