Where does “häntäheikki” come from?

häntäheikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish häntä, from Proto-Finnic häntä, from Proto-Uralic čänčä.

häntäheikki (Finnish): womanizer, playboy, bed-hopper

Definitions

  1. womanizer, playboy, bed-hopper

Ancestry of “häntäheikki”, step by step

häntäheikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—

via Finnish Heikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHeikkiHenry
2FinnishHenrikHenry
3Old SwedishHenrik—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →