Where does “emäpääskö” come from?

emäpääskö (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pääskö, from Finnish pääsky, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčke — swallow.

emäpääskö (Ingrian): female swallow that has chicks

Definitions

  1. female swallow that has chicks

Ancestry of “emäpääskö”, step by step

emäpääskö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pääskö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpääsköswallow
2Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow

via Ingrian emä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianemämother
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčkeEvery word from Finnish pääskyEvery word from Ingrian pääskö