Where does “hiisnikkalintu” come from?

hiisnikkalintu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

hiisnikkalintu (Ingrian): carnivorous bird

Definitions

  1. carnivorous bird

Ancestry of “hiisnikkalintu”, step by step

hiisnikkalintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlintubird
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Ingrian hiisnikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhiisnikkacarnivore
2Russianхи́щникpredator any animal or other organism
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Ingrian lintu →