Where does “pitkäkoipisirri” come from?
pitkäkoipisirri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkäkoipisirri (Finnish): stilt sandpiper
Definitions
- stilt sandpiper
Ancestry of “pitkäkoipisirri”, step by step
pitkäkoipisirri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish koipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koipi | the leg of a bird; leg of a human |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koipa | leg of an animal |
via Finnish sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |