Where does “savannisininärhi” come from?

savannisininärhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sininärhi, from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.

savannisininärhi (Finnish): lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus

Definitions

  1. lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus

Ancestry of “savannisininärhi”, step by step

savannisininärhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sininärhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininärhiroller; European roller, "Coracias garrulus"
2FinnishSiniblue
3Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
4Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
5Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
6Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
8Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Finnish savanni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsavannisavannah
2Swedishsavannsavannah
3Frenchsavanesavanna
4Spanishsábanasheet; bedsheet
5LatinsabanumA linen cloth for wiping or wrapping up in;...
6Ancient Greekσάβανονlinen cloth or towel
7Egyptiansbnbandage, especially as a wrapping for a mummy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →