Where does “lappskir” come from?

lappskir (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian skir, from Old Norse skjór, from Proto-Germanic skaiwarō-.

lappskir (Westrobothnian): Siberian jay

Definitions

  1. Siberian jay

Ancestry of “lappskir”, step by step

lappskir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian skir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianskirEurasian magpie
2Old Norseskjór—
3Proto-Germanicskaiwarō-—

via Westrobothnian lapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianlapp—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaiwarō- →Every word from Old Norse skjór →Every word from Westrobothnian skir →