Where does “pivālind” come from?

pivālind (Livonian) comes from Livonian lind, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

pivālind (Livonian): stork (Ciconia spp.), especially the white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Definitions

  1. stork (Ciconia spp.), especially the white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Ancestry of “pivālind”, step by step

pivālind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian lind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianlindbird; to fly
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Livonian pivā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianpivāholy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Livonian lind →