Where does “punajalkaviklo” come from?

punajalkaviklo (Finnish) comes from Finnish puna, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

punajalkaviklo (Finnish): redshank, common redshank

Definitions

  1. redshank, common redshank

Ancestry of “punajalkaviklo”, step by step

punajalkaviklo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish viklo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviklosandpiper, redshank, greenshank, yellowlegs,...
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