Where does “grünapikit” come from?

grünapikit (Volapük) comes from Volapük pikit, from Volapük pik — A spade in a deck of cards.

grünapikit (Volapük): green woodpecker, "Picus viridis"

Definitions

  1. green woodpecker, "Picus viridis"

Ancestry of “grünapikit”, step by step

grünapikit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük pikit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükpikitwoodpecker
2VolapükpikA spade in a deck of cards

via Volapük grüna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükgrünagenitive singular of grün
Every word from Volapük pik →Every word from Volapük pikit →
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