Where does “verkkopuumuura” come from?
verkkopuumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verkkopuumuura (Finnish): bar-crested antshrike
Definitions
- bar-crested antshrike
Ancestry of “verkkopuumuura”, step by step
verkkopuumuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verkko | net; network; mesh |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | verkko | net, fishing net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish puumuura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puumuura | Any passerine bird in the taxonomic family... |
| 2 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 3 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |