Where does “terhotikka” come from?

terhotikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish terho, from Proto-Finnic terho, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

terhotikka (Finnish): acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus

Definitions

  1. acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus

Ancestry of “terhotikka”, step by step

terhotikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterhoacorn
2Proto-Finnicterhoacorn
3Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
4Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Finnish tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terho →
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