Where does “jumalanlintu” come from?

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

jumalanlintu (Ingrian): An epithet for the swallow: God's bird

Definitions

  1. An epithet for the swallow: God's bird

Ancestry of “jumalanlintu”, step by step

jumalanlintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lintu

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

via Ingrian jumala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianjumalagod, deity
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Ingrian lintu →