Where does “valkoniskakyyhky” come from?

valkoniskakyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

valkoniskakyyhky (Finnish): white-naped pigeon, Columba albinocha

Definitions

  1. white-naped pigeon, Columba albinocha

Ancestry of “valkoniskakyyhky”, step by step

valkoniskakyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniskanape, the back of the neck; a load bearing...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →