Where does “sittanokka” come from?

sittanokka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sitta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sitta, from Proto-Uralic sitta — shit.

sittanokka (Ingrian): An epithet for the magpie: dungbeak

Definitions

  1. An epithet for the magpie: dungbeak

Ancestry of “sittanokka”, step by step

sittanokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansittafeces, excrement
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sitta—
3Proto-Uralicsittashit

via Ingrian nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannokkabeak
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Uralic sitta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sitta →Every word from Ingrian sitta →