Where does “tupeļknābis” come from?

tupeļknābis (Latvian) comes from Latvian knābis, from Latvian knābt — to peck.

tupeļknābis (Latvian): shoebill

Definitions

  1. shoebill

Ancestry of “tupeļknābis”, step by step

tupeļknābis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian knābis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianknābisbeak, bill
2Latvianknābtto peck

via Latvian tupeļ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantupeļ
Every word from Latvian knābtEvery word from Latvian knābis