Where does “rääkkähaikara” come from?

rääkkähaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish rääkkä, from Finnish ruisrääkkä, from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

rääkkähaikara (Finnish): squacco heron

Definitions

  1. squacco heron

Ancestry of “rääkkähaikara”, step by step

rääkkähaikara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rääkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrääkkäcrake; the genus "Crex"
2Finnishruisrääkkäcorncrake, landrail
3Finnishruisrye
4Proto-Finnicrugisrye
5Proto-Germanicrugizrye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

via Finnish haikara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaikaraheron; stork
2Proto-Germanichaigrô—
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →