Where does “suosirri” come from?
suosirri (Finnish) comes from Finnish suo, from Finnish Mäki, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
suosirri (Finnish): dunlin, "Calidris alpina"
Definitions
- dunlin, "Calidris alpina"
Ancestry of “suosirri”, step by step
suosirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suo | swamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | Mäki | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |