Where does “punapyrstölepinkäinen” come from?

punapyrstölepinkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

punapyrstölepinkäinen (Finnish): isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus

Definitions

  1. isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus

Ancestry of “punapyrstölepinkäinen”, step by step

punapyrstölepinkäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish lepinkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepinkäinenshrike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís