Where does “punaolkaturpiaali” come from?

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

punaolkaturpiaali (Finnish): red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus

Definitions

  1. red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus

Ancestry of “punaolkaturpiaali”, step by step

punaolkaturpiaali traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish olka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkashoulder
2Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—

via Finnish turpiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturpiaaliicterid; oriole, troupial, blackbird, grackle,...
2Spanishturpialtroupial
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