Where does “vesilinnusto” come from?

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

vesilinnusto (Finnish): water bird fauna

Definitions

  1. water bird fauna

Ancestry of “vesilinnusto”, step by step

vesilinnusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linnusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinnustobirdlife
2Finnishlintubird; poultry
3Proto-Finniclintubird
4Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →