Where does “punahilkka-aratti” come from?

punahilkka-aratti (Finnish) comes from Finnish aratti, from Finnish ara, from taxonomic name Ara, from Old Tupi ará — scarlet macaw (Ara macao).

punahilkka-aratti (Finnish): pileated parrot

Definitions

  1. pileated parrot

Ancestry of “punahilkka-aratti”, step by step

punahilkka-aratti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aratti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharattiparakeet
2Finnisharamacaw
3taxonomic nameAra—
4Old Tupiaráscarlet macaw (Ara macao)

via Finnish Punahilkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPunahilkkaLittle Red Riding Hood
2FinnishpunaThe color red
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Old Tupi ará →Every word from taxonomic name Ara →Every word from Finnish ara →