Where does “ilmolintu” come from?

ilmolintu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ilma, from Proto-Finnic ilma, from Proto-Uralic ilma — sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god.

Ancestry of “ilmolintu”, step by step

ilmolintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianilmaair; without
2Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
3Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

via Ingrian lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlintubird
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Uralic ilmaEvery word from Proto-Finnic ilmaEvery word from Ingrian ilma