Where does “häntäjouhi” come from?

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

häntäjouhi (Finnish): tail hair, tail horsehair

Definitions

  1. tail hair, tail horsehair

Ancestry of “häntäjouhi”, step by step

häntäjouhi 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 jouhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjouhihair, horsehair
2Proto-Finnicjouhihorsehair
Every word from Proto-Uralic čänčä →Every word from Proto-Finnic häntä →Every word from Finnish häntä →