Where does “palolintu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “palolintu”, step by step

palolintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lintu

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

via Ingrian palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpalofire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Ingrian lintu →