Where does “yölintu” come from?

yölintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

yölintu (Finnish): nocturnal bird

Definitions

  1. nocturnal bird

Ancestry of “yölintu”, step by step

yölintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →