Where does “sahelinpaksujalka” come from?
sahelinpaksujalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish paksujalka, from Finnish paksu, from Proto-Finnic paksu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
sahelinpaksujalka (Finnish): Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis medium-large wader with strong black and yellow black bills, large yellow eyes, resident breeder in Africa between the Sahara and the equator, and in the Nile valley
Definitions
- Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis medium-large wader with strong black and yellow black bills, large yellow eyes, resident breeder in Africa between the Sahara and the equator, and in the Nile valley
Ancestry of “sahelinpaksujalka”, step by step
sahelinpaksujalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paksujalka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paksujalka | thick-knee, stone curlew, dikkop |
| 2 | Finnish | paksu | thick; bold; pregnant |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paksu | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |