Where does “amerikanhelmipöllö” come from?

amerikanhelmipöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmipöllö, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

amerikanhelmipöllö (Finnish): Acadian owl, Northern saw-whet owl, northern back-up owl, Aegolius acadicus a very small North American owl

Definitions

  1. Acadian owl, Northern saw-whet owl, northern back-up owl, Aegolius acadicus a very small North American owl

Ancestry of “amerikanhelmipöllö”, step by step

amerikanhelmipöllö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helmipöllö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhelmipöllöTengmalm's owl or boreal owl
2Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
3FinnishVilhelmiina
4GermanWilhelmina
5GermanWilhelmWilliam
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish Amerikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAmerikkaAmerica's; American; of America
2RussianАмерика
3New LatinAmerica
4ItalianAmerigo
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic halmaz