Where does “valkopäähaikara” come from?

valkopäähaikara (Finnish) comes from Finnish haikara, from Proto-Germanic haigrô, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

valkopäähaikara (Finnish): white-necked heron (Ardea pacifica)

Definitions

  1. white-necked heron (Ardea pacifica)

Ancestry of “valkopäähaikara”, step by step

valkopäähaikara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haikara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaikaraheron; stork
2Proto-Germanichaigrô—
3Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →