Where does “unilintu” come from?

unilintu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

unilintu (Ingrian): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “unilintu”, step by step

unilintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Ingrian lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlintubird
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Ingrian uni →