Where does “ylänkötylli” come from?
ylänkötylli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylänkö, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
ylänkötylli (Finnish): lesser sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
Definitions
- lesser sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
Ancestry of “ylänkötylli”, step by step
ylänkötylli 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 tylli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tylli | bird of the genus "Charadrius", especially its... |
| 2 | French | Tulle | tulle |
| 3 | Latin | tūtēla | tutelage, guardianship |
| 4 | Latin | tueor | I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | toweōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewH- | to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to... |