Where does “yöpetolintu” come from?

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

yöpetolintu (Finnish): nocturnal bird of prey, nocturnal raptor

Definitions

  1. nocturnal bird of prey, nocturnal raptor

Ancestry of “yöpetolintu”, step by step

yöpetolintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish petolintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetolintubird of prey
2Finnishlintubird; poultry
3Proto-Finniclintubird
4Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →