Where does “varislintu” come from?

varislintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

varislintu (Finnish): A corvid specific, a crow common

Definitions

  1. A corvid specific, a crow common

Ancestry of “varislintu”, step by step

varislintu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish varis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow

via Ingrian lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlintubird
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →