Where does “ruostepääsky” come from?

ruostepääsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruostepääsky (Finnish): red-rumped swallow

Definitions

  1. red-rumped swallow

Ancestry of “ruostepääsky”, step by step

ruostepääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruosterust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...
2Proto-Finnicroostekrust
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Finnish pääsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →