Where does “valkopäänokipääsky” come from?
valkopäänokipääsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
valkopäänokipääsky (Finnish): white-headed saw-wing, Psalidoprocne albiceps
Definitions
- white-headed saw-wing, Psalidoprocne albiceps
Ancestry of “valkopäänokipääsky”, step by step
valkopäänokipääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish nokipääsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokipääsky | saw-wing bird of genus |
| 2 | Finnish | noki | soot; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | noki | soot |