Where does “sarvilintu” come from?

sarvilintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarvi, from Proto-Finnic sarvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarwe, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sarvilintu (Finnish): hornbill

Definitions

  1. hornbill

Ancestry of “sarvilintu”, step by step

sarvilintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sarvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarvihorn; antler; handlebar
2Proto-Finnicsarvihorn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwáshorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hwás