Where does “tummapuumuura” come from?
tummapuumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish puumuura, from Finnish muura, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.
tummapuumuura (Finnish): blackish-gray antshrike
Definitions
- blackish-gray antshrike
Ancestry of “tummapuumuura”, step by step
tummapuumuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puumuura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puumuura | Any passerine bird in the taxonomic family... |
| 2 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 3 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |
via Finnish tumma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tumma | dark; dark-haired; Romani, Rom |