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Where does “sininaakka” come from?

sininaakka (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

sininaakka (Finnish): Any of the Central and South American jays of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the Central and South American jays of the...

Ancestry of “sininaakka”, step by step

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