Where does “ruusukapustahaikara” come from?
ruusukapustahaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapustahaikara, from Finnish kapusta, from Russian капу́ста, from Slovak kapusta, from Ukrainian капу́ста, from Old East Slavic капуста, from Latin composita, from Latin compositus — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ruusukapustahaikara (Finnish): roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja or Ajaja ajaja
Definitions
- roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja or Ajaja ajaja
Ancestry of “ruusukapustahaikara”, step by step
ruusukapustahaikara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kapustahaikara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kapustahaikara | spoonbill |
| 2 | Finnish | kapusta | wooden spoon |
| 3 | Russian | капу́ста | cabbage |
| 4 | Slovak | kapusta | cabbage |
| 5 | Ukrainian | капу́ста | cabbage |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | капуста | cabbage |
| 7 | Latin | composita | nominative feminine singular of compositus;... |
| 8 | Latin | compositus | ordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,... |
| 9 | Latin | compono | I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I... |
| 10 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 19 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 20 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 21 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 23 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Finnish ruusu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruusu | rose; erysipelas |
| 2 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 3 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 4 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 5 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 6 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 7 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 10 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |