Where does “skotlanninkäpylintu” come from?
skotlanninkäpylintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Skotlanti, from English Scotland, from Middle English Scotland, from Old English Scotland, from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos — darkness, shadow.
skotlanninkäpylintu (Finnish): Scottish crossbill
Definitions
- Scottish crossbill
Ancestry of “skotlanninkäpylintu”, step by step
skotlanninkäpylintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Skotlanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Skotlanti | of Scotland, Scotch |
| 2 | English | Scotland | referring to someone from Scotland |
| 3 | Middle English | Scotland | — |
| 4 | Old English | Scotland | Ireland", later also "Scotland |
| 5 | Old English | scott | A Scot |
| 6 | Latin | scotus | Erebus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |