Where does “taigakirvinen” come from?

taigakirvinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiga, from Russian тайга́, from Sakha тайга.

taigakirvinen (Finnish): olive-backed pipit

Definitions

  1. olive-backed pipit

Ancestry of “taigakirvinen”, step by step

taigakirvinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaigataiga
2Russianтайга́taiga
3Sakhaтайга

via Finnish kirvinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvinenpipit
Every word from Sakha тайгаEvery word from Russian тайга́Every word from Finnish taiga
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