Where does “lintu” come from?
lintu (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.
lintu (Karelian): bird
Ancestry of “lintu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | lintu | bird |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | lunta | bird; goose |