Where does “sothuvad bulbyl” come from?

sothuvad bulbyl (Swedish) comes from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sothuvad bulbyl (Swedish): sooty-headed bulbul, (Pycnonotus aurigaster)

Definitions

  1. sooty-headed bulbul, (Pycnonotus aurigaster)

Ancestry of “sothuvad bulbyl”, step by step

sothuvad bulbyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
2Old Swedishsötersweet
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Swedish bulbyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbulbyla bird of the bulbul (Pycnonotidae) family
2Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dusEvery word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz
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