Where does “pyhäiibis” come from?
pyhäiibis (Finnish) comes from Finnish iibis, from Latin ībis, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
pyhäiibis (Finnish): sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
Definitions
- sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
Ancestry of “pyhäiibis”, step by step
pyhäiibis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iibis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iibis | ibis |
| 2 | Latin | ībis | ibis (wading bird) |
| 3 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |