Where does “valkosiipitiira” come from?
valkosiipitiira (Finnish) comes from Finnish siipi — wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
valkosiipitiira (Finnish): white-winged tern, white-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
Definitions
- white-winged tern, white-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
Ancestry of “valkosiipitiira”, step by step
valkosiipitiira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siipi | wing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or... |
via Finnish tiira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiira | tern |