Where does “teeriparvi” come from?

teeriparvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish parvi, from Proto-Finnic parvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric parwɜ.

teeriparvi (Finnish): A flock of black grouses

Definitions

  1. A flock of black grouses

Ancestry of “teeriparvi”, step by step

teeriparvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparvigroup of animals; group, cluster; cluster
2Proto-Finnicparviflock, group of animals
3Proto-Finno-Ugricparwɜ—

via Finnish teeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteeriblack grouse, "Lyrurus tetrix", formerly "Tetrao...
2Proto-Finnictetriblack grouse
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric parwɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic parvi →Every word from Finnish parvi →