Where does “sinisuohaukka” come from?
sinisuohaukka (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.
sinisuohaukka (Finnish): hen harrier, "Circus cyaneus"
Definitions
- hen harrier, "Circus cyaneus"
Ancestry of “sinisuohaukka”, step by step
sinisuohaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Finnish suohaukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suohaukka | harrier |
| 2 | Finnish | suo | swamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | Mäki | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 4 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 5 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |