Where does “valkoposkibulbuli” come from?

valkoposkibulbuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish poski, from Proto-Finnic poski, from Proto-Uralic poske — cheek.

valkoposkibulbuli (Finnish): Himalayan bulbul, white-cheeked bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys

Definitions

  1. Himalayan bulbul, white-cheeked bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys

Ancestry of “valkoposkibulbuli”, step by step

valkoposkibulbuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Finnish bulbuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbulbulibulbul
2Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →Every word from Proto-Finnic poski →Every word from Finnish poski →