Where does “ruostepyrstö” come from?
ruostepyrstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
ruostepyrstö (Finnish): rufous bush robin, "Cercotrichas galactotes"
Definitions
- rufous bush robin, "Cercotrichas galactotes"
Ancestry of “ruostepyrstö”, step by step
ruostepyrstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruoste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruoste | rust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | roostek | rust |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rustaz | rust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rudʰso- | red |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Finnish pyrstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyrstö | tail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |