Where does “riistalinnusto” come from?

riistalinnusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish linnusto, from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

riistalinnusto (Finnish): gamebird population

Definitions

  1. gamebird population

Ancestry of “riistalinnusto”, step by step

riistalinnusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linnusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinnustobirdlife
2Finnishlintubird; poultry
3Proto-Finniclintubird
4Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish riista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriistagame
2Proto-Finnicriistaobject, item, ware
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →