Where does “ylänköpuumuura” come from?
ylänköpuumuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylänkö, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
ylänköpuumuura (Finnish): upland antshrike
Definitions
- upland antshrike
Ancestry of “ylänköpuumuura”, step by step
ylänköpuumuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ylänkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ylänkö | highlands |
| 2 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 3 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
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- | — |