Where does “rok-lintu” come from?

rok-lintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rok, from English roc, from Spanish rocho, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rok-lintu (Finnish): mythical bird

Definitions

  1. mythical bird

Ancestry of “rok-lintu”, step by step

rok-lintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokroc
2EnglishrocAn enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend;...
3Spanishrochoroc
4Arabicرُخّ
5Persianرخrook; cheek; face
6Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
7Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
8Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas