Where does “pääskylintu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pääskylintu”, step by step

pääskylintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lintu

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

via Finnish pääsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Ingrian lintu →