Where does “pitsipuumuura” come from?
pitsipuumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish puumuura, from Finnish muura, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.
pitsipuumuura (Finnish): chestnut-backed antshrike
Definitions
- chestnut-backed antshrike
Ancestry of “pitsipuumuura”, step by step
pitsipuumuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puumuura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puumuura | Any passerine bird in the taxonomic family... |
| 2 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 3 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |