Where does “valkopäämerikotka” come from?

valkopäämerikotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish merikotka, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

valkopäämerikotka (Finnish): the American eagle, "Haliaeetus leucocephalus"

Definitions

  1. the American eagle, "Haliaeetus leucocephalus"

Ancestry of “valkopäämerikotka”, step by step

valkopäämerikotka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merikotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerikotkawhite-tailed eagle, sea eagle, erne, "Haliaeetus...
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →