Where does “valkoniskaluri” come from?

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

valkoniskaluri (Finnish): white-naped lory, Lorius albidinucha

Definitions

  1. white-naped lory, Lorius albidinucha

Ancestry of “valkoniskaluri”, step by step

valkoniskaluri 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 luri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlurilory
2Malayluri—
3Malaynuriparrot
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →