Where does “teeri” come from?

teeri (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tetri — black grouse.

teeri (Finnish): black grouse, "Lyrurus tetrix", formerly "Tetrao...

Definitions

  1. black grouse, "Lyrurus tetrix", formerly "Tetrao...

Ancestry of “teeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictetriblack grouse

Words derived from “teeri

Every word from Proto-Finnic tetri
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