Where does “ukkoslintu” come from?

ukkoslintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ukkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ukkoslintu (Finnish): thunderbird mythological bird

Definitions

  1. thunderbird mythological bird

Ancestry of “ukkoslintu”, step by step

ukkoslintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ukkonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishukkonenthunder; thunderstorm
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →