Where does “valkokeisarikyyhky” come from?
valkokeisarikyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish keisarikyyhky, from Finnish keisari, from Old Swedish keysar, from Middle Low German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser — hair.
valkokeisarikyyhky (Finnish): pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor
Definitions
- pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor
Ancestry of “valkokeisarikyyhky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keisarikyyhky | imperial pigeon pigeon of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | keisari | emperor |
| 3 | Old Swedish | keysar | emperor |
| 4 | Middle Low German | keiser | emperor |
| 5 | Old High German | keisar | emperor |
| 6 | Indonesian | kaisar | emperor; empress |
| 7 | Dutch | keizer | emperor |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | keiser | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | keiser | emperor |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 11 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 12 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |